Spearfish has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with Jul highs around 87°F and Jan lows near 19°F, and about 22 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $265k.
Explore Spearfish on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Spearfish, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (both the Black Hills), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow18% less rain and snow (18 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Spearfish, snowy winters (1 month below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Front Range vs the Black Hills), both well inland, 1,900 ft higher.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snow17% less rain and snow (18 in vs 22 in), spread through the year, unlike Spearfish's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryMixed greenery where Spearfish is dry, golden landscape, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range vs the Black Hills), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (23 in vs 22 in), spread through the year, unlike Spearfish's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryMixed greenery where Spearfish is dry, golden landscape, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range vs the Black Hills), sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (22 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Spearfish, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Black Hills), both well inland, 3,800 ft higher.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 22 in), falling mostly in summer, like Spearfish, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Black Hills), both well inland, 3,500 ft higher.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40° | 19° | 0.5 |
| Feb | 41° | 20° | 0.7 |
| Mar | 49° | 27° | 1.2 |
| Apr | 59° | 36° | 2.5 |
| May | 69° | 47° | 3.9 |
| Jun | 78° | 55° | 3.7 |
| Jul | 87° | 62° | 2.2 |
| Aug | 87° | 60° | 1.7 |
| Sep | 76° | 50° | 1.8 |
| Oct | 61° | 39° | 2.0 |
| Nov | 49° | 28° | 1.2 |
| Dec | 40° | 19° | 0.6 |