Lead
Lead is a village in South Dakota, United States, 5,213 ft above sea level. It has a population of about 2,982 (2020). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jun · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Lead at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in December
109 mm of rain
25 mm of rain
within 14 km
Weather in Lead
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 13 km/h · humidity 71%
When to go to Lead
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 46 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 58 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 47 |
| High | 37° | 38° | 46° | 53° | 63° | 74° | 81° | 81° | 72° | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| Low | 15° | 15° | 22° | 29° | 38° | 49° | 55° | 54° | 45° | 33° | 23° | 15° |
| Rain (mm) | 25 | 27 | 45 | 70 | 109 | 98 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 32 | 26 |
| Wet days | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
What's on in Lead
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Lead
More museums: Black Hills Mining Museum · Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center
Outdoors around Lead
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Lead
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Lead
Earthquakes around Lead
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 2 · 0 km
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Lead
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Lead from above
Postal code
Getting to Lead
Places near Lead
Places with a climate like Lead
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
