About Wind Cave Weather

Wind Cave National Park is located in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, and has weather patterns typical to the region. Winters are very cold and fairly dry, while summers are warm with thunderstorms and hail common in June and July. The park is relatively constant in elevation and climate, and the readings below are representative of anywhere (above ground) in the park. The precipitation numbers are taken from nearby Hot Springs. Of course, within the cave the temperature is cool and constant year-round.



Month Avg High Avg Low Record High Record Low Avg Pcpt
January 37°10°69°/2005-21°/19970.36"
February 41°15°69°/1995-32°/19960.45"
March 49°21°76°/2004-20°/19980.92"
April 58°30°89°/19926°/19971.95"
May 67°40°92°/200315°/20053.03"
June 77°49°102°/200230°/19982.81"
July 84°55°101°/200538°/19972.57"
August 84°53°101°/199534°/20021.77"
September 76°44°97°/200223°/19931.33"
October 63°32°89°/1992-2°/19911.26"
November 47°20°76°/1999-15°/19930.53"
December 39°12°66°/1990-27°/19900.35"
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