Compare South Dakota and Alberta Weather

South Dakota is 1641.6 kilometers (1020.0 miles) away and 1.0 hours ahead of Alberta, Canada. South Dakota's climate is classified as Humid continental, no dry season, hot summer (Köppen climate classification: Dfa) while Alberta has a Subartic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summer climate (Dfc).

South Dakota generally has warmer weather than Alberta. The average mean temperature in South Dakota is 10.25°C (50.45°F) while Alberta’s temperature is 3.62°C (38.52°F) and the difference is 6.63°C (43.93°F). South Dakota is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 26.6°C (79.88°F), while Alberta is warmest in July when the average high temperature is 17.17°C (62.91°F). South Dakota is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -11.12°C (11.98°F), while February is the coldest month in Alberta, when night time temperature often falls below -14.48°C (5.94°F).

Finally, South Dakota has about 1.19 times less rainfall than Alberta, (South Dakota’s 36.74mm vs Alberta’s average of 43.56mm).