South Dakota vs New York
The verdict
New York takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
New York
28°F vs 30°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
New York
81°F vs 78°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
New York
0 vs 92 beaches
Museum hopping
New York
8 vs 269 museums
Great outdoors
New York
49 vs 1,883 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
New York
101 vs 4,500 notable restaurants
Best in October
South Dakota
42% vs 25% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
South DakotaNew York
- 672,395Sights
- 1014,500Restaurants & cafés
- 8269Museums
- 491,872Parks & nature
- 092Beaches
- 011Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | South Dakota | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 27 |
| Feb | 25 | 31 |
| Mar | 50 | 48 |
| Apr | 57 | 55 |
| May | 69 | 63 |
| Jun | 79 | 76 |
| Jul | 83 | 82 |
| Aug | 80 | 77 |
| Sep | 76 | 72 |
| Oct | 64 | 59 |
| Nov | 46 | 45 |
| Dec | 34 | 32 |
South Dakota
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Off season
- May: Peak season
- June: Peak season
- July: Good
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Good
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
New York
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Mixed
- June: Peak season
- July: Good
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Mixed
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
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