South Dakota, United States

Mitchell

Mitchell is a small town in South Dakota, United States, 1,312 ft above sea level. It has a population of about 15,660 (2020). The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now59°F

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Population15,660

Local time07:15

43.71° N, 98.03° WElevation 1,312 ftUTC−5 · Central Daylight Time

Postal code57301

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do Events

The year in Mitchellweather score

October: high / low62° / 38°

Rain this month47mm

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Mitchell at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:57 · 18:3710 h 40 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous91% · Moonrise 17:12 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 4.3 Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitMay · Sep–Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month87°F

Average high in July

Coolest month9°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthJune

106 mm of rain

Driest monthJanuary

12 mm of rain

Monuments nearby6+

within 3.5 km

Weather in Mitchell

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

59°F

Partly cloudy · wind 23 km/h · humidity 73%

Today hour by hour

Today23 Oct75°56°

Sat24 Oct68°43°1.7 mm

Sun25 Oct51°40°4.9 mm

Mon26 Oct48°40°24.6 mm

Tue27 Oct60°42°3.4 mm

Wed28 Oct63°47°10.8 mm

Thu29 Oct44°36°

Fri30 Oct44°30°

Sat31 Oct55°35°

When to go to Mitchell

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	48	45	41	59	69	57	51	58	80	75	47	45
High	28°	33°	45°	59°	71°	81°	87°	84°	76°	62°	45°	31°
Low	9°	13°	24°	35°	47°	58°	64°	61°	51°	38°	24°	13°
Rain (mm)	12	16	36	69	82	106	74	70	62	47	26	14
Wet days	3	4	5	9	12	14	11	11	8	7	3	4

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What's on in Mitchell

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

All events

Music venues

Mitchell Corn Palace604 North Main Street, Mitchell, SD 57301 · 0.7 km

2 shows

Public holidays

11Nov

Veterans DayNational

Wed26Nov

Thanksgiving DayNational

Thu25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Monuments and museums in Mitchell

All monuments

0.3 km

Koch ApartmentsBuilt 1880

0.7 km

Holy Family Church, School, and RectoryBuilt 1906

1.2 km

Dakota Wesleyan UniversityBuilt 1885

0.4 km

Whittier School, Mitchell

0.4 km

Mitchell West Central Residential Historic District

3.5 km

Mitchell Site

More museums: Boehnen Memorial Museum · Carnegie Resource Center · Dakota Discovery Museum · McGovern Legacy Museum · Mt. Vernon Area Historical Society · Telstar Mustang-Shelby-Cobra

Monuments of South Dakota Museums of South Dakota

Outdoors around Mitchell

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Camp sites4 Golf courses4

Lake Mitchell CampgroundCamp sites

2.8 km

Dakota CampgroundsCamp sites

2.9 km

Lakeview Golf CourseGolf courses

3.4 km

Wild Oak Golf CourseGolf courses

4 km

Nature around Mitchell

Nature in United States

Enemy Creek

Ness Chain Lake

Letcher Lake

Nature in South Dakota

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Mitchell

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 17:12 · Moonset 06:11 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~18 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 06:08 Northern lightsKp 4.3about 37 nights a year

Universities and research institutes

Dakota Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1885

Mitchell School DistrictUniversity or college

Towns and villages around Mitchell

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Sand Hill Subdivision1.5 km Kargas Subdivision1.8 km River Bluff Addition3.9 km Betts9.4 km Ethan18 km Mount Vernon19 km Metzgerville26 km

All 8 towns and villages in Davison County South Dakota

Mitchell from above

Around Mitchell16 places to see, do and reach nearby

Enemy CreekNature8.5 mi Ness Chain LakeNature14 mi Letcher LakeNature14 mi Stone House LakeNature15 mi Koch ApartmentsMonument0.2 mi Holy Family Church, School, and RectoryMonument0.4 mi Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMonument0.8 mi Whittier School, MitchellMonument0.2 mi Mitchell West Central Residential Historic DistrictMonument0.3 mi Mitchell SiteMonument2.2 mi AlexandriaPlace13 mi SalemPlace32 mi PlankintonPlace23 mi HowardPlace33 mi ArmourPlace31 mi Wessington SpringsPlace37 mi

Postal code

57301

Getting to Mitchell

Sioux Falls Regional AirportFSD

105 km

Watertown Regional AirportATY

151 km

Pierre Regional AirportPIR

195 km

Places near Mitchell

21 km

Places with a climate like Mitchell

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

95% alike

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Mitchell?

Based on 30-year climate normals, May, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Mitchell.

What is the hottest month in Mitchell?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87°F and lows of 64°F.

What is the coldest month in Mitchell?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 28°F and lows of 9°F.

What is the rainiest month in Mitchell?

June is the wettest month with about 4.2 in of precipitation on 14 wet days.

What is the postal code of Mitchell?

The postal code of Mitchell is 57301.

Mitchell

Mitchell at a glance

Weather in Mitchell

When to go to Mitchell

What's on in Mitchell

Music venues

Public holidays

Monuments and museums in Mitchell

Outdoors around Mitchell

Nature around Mitchell

Wildlife in October

The sky over Mitchell

Universities and research institutes

Towns and villages around Mitchell

Mitchell from above

Postal code

Getting to Mitchell

Places near Mitchell

Alexandria

Salem

Plankinton

Howard

Armour

Wessington Springs

Bridgewater

Stickney

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Frequently asked questions