Philip weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Philip, South Dakota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Philip Airport, 5 km from Philip; records cover 1907–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 16.3 in414 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 3
- Heating degree days
- 7,130
- Cooling degree days
- 833
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −15°−26° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Philip in January
Highs average 34°1° and lows 10°−12°, with 0.43 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2015)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 1328
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Philip in February
Highs average 38°3° and lows 13°−11°, with 0.47 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1982)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1114
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Philip in March
Highs average 49°9° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1946)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 915
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Philip in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 32°0°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1980)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 583
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Philip in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1969)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 284
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Philip in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 54°12°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2002)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Philip in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 60°16°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 116°47° (2006)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 314
Philip in August
Highs average 89°31° and lows 58°14°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1970)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 271
Philip in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 48°9°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1908)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 138
- Cooling degree days
- 87
Philip in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 34°1°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2025)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 522
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Philip in November
Highs average 48°9° and lows 22°−6°, with 0.49 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1999)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 904
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Philip in December
Highs average 36°2° and lows 12°−11°, with 0.44 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1998)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 1263
- Cooling degree days
- 0