Pierre weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Pierre is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and May close behind. Pierre averages about 2,713 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,713
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 531 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 523 m
When is the best time to visit Pierre?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pierre is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 10 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pierre?
Pierre gets a lot of sun: around 2,713 hours a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate September (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #136 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 45% of the annual 531 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -11° / 12°F | 10 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -11° / 12°F | 17 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 25 mm | 4 |
| April | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 56 mm | 5 |
| May | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 6 |
| June | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 92 mm | 8 |
| July | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 62 mm | 8 |
| August | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 64 mm | 7 |
| September | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 50 mm | 5 |
| October | 51 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 42 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 16 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rapid City United States · 224 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
- Bismarck United States · 268 km · best in Sep · 2,676 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 297 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 390 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 438 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
- Lincoln United States · 488 km · best in Jul · 2,608 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chadron United States · 284 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Jamestown United States · 310 km · 2,671 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Alliance United States · 330 km · 2,960 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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