Sioux Falls weather in June

In June, Sioux Falls sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 5.1 in of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of June to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sioux Falls's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sioux Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
59°
10th coldest
Rainfall
5.1 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:51 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
9 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Sioux Falls is city in and seat of Minnehaha County, and largest city in South Dakota, United States.

Density
872/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical June day in Sioux Falls reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 10°F warmer than May and about 4°F cooler than July.

40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17455
27455
37556
47556
57656
67657
77657
87657
97758
107758
117758
127859
137859
147859
157860
167960
177960
187960
197960
208061
218061
228061
238061
248062
258062
268162
278162
288162
298162
308162

How June really feels in Sioux Falls

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sioux Falls weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 10°0.84.74.49.10.0
Feb31° / 13°0.94.84.410.20.0
Mar43° / 24°1.86.63.711.61.0
Apr57° / 36°3.610.32.213.24.0
May69° / 49°4.512.5014.55.9
Jun78° / 59°5.112.5015.26.4
Jul82° / 64°3.38.9014.96.5
Aug80° / 61°3.38.8013.87.0
Sep73° / 52°3.27.9012.37.2
Oct59° / 39°2.470.710.85.0
Nov43° / 25°1.65.53.19.50.9
Dec30° / 15°1.054.88.80.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
54951
65050
75050
85050
95050
105149
115248
125248
135248
145446
155446
165545
175644
185644
195743
205842
215941
225941
236040
246139
256238
266238
276238
286238
296337
306337

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sioux Falls gets around 5.1 in of rain over 12.5 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
441
542
642
742
842
942
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2042
2141
2241
2340
2439
2539
2638
2737
2836
2935
3034

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161221340
258231450
356241460
455241470
553251570
650261680
748261690
8462717100
9442718110
10422819120
11392820130
12372821140
13362821150
14342722160
15322723171
16312724181
17292624191
18282625201
19272525211
20262525222
21252526232
22252426233
23242426243
24232325253
25222325254
26222325264
27212225275
28202225285
29192126285
30192126296

Wind in June

Winds average 9 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
149light breeze
159light breeze
169light breeze
179light breeze
189light breeze
199light breeze
209light breeze
219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
259light breeze
269light breeze
279light breeze
289light breeze
299light breeze
309light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of June to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:557:54
215.04:547:55
315.04:547:56
415.14:537:56
515.14:537:57
615.14:527:58
715.14:527:59
815.14:527:59
915.14:528:00
1015.24:518:01
1115.24:518:01
1215.24:518:02
1315.24:518:02
1415.24:518:03
1515.24:518:03
1615.24:518:04
1715.24:518:04
1815.24:518:05
1915.24:518:05
2015.24:518:05
2115.24:518:06
2215.24:518:06
2315.24:518:06
2415.24:528:06
2515.24:528:06
2615.24:528:06
2715.24:528:06
2815.24:538:06
2915.24:538:06
3015.24:548:06

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sioux Falls

In seasonPeak

In June, Sioux Falls sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sioux Falls's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Sioux Falls?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sioux Falls for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sioux Falls in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Sioux Falls sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 59°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Sioux Falls in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sioux Falls peaks around June 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sioux Falls?

Sioux Falls sits at 43.5°N, 96.7°W, 1,470 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brookings, 53 mi away.

Topography around Sioux Falls

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Sioux Falls.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sioux Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft around an average of 1,440 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Sioux Falls is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (37%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
246 ft
10 miles
390 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Brookings 53 mi · Mitchell 66 mi · Sioux City 74 mi · Watertown 96 mi · Norfolk 111 mi · Willmar 137 mi · Mankato 142 mi · Fremont 146 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sioux Falls (43.5437°, -96.728°, elevation 1,470 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).