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South Dakota Allergy Season Guide
South Dakota experiences a continental climate with hot, humid summers, cold winters, and frequent severe weather.
Summary
South Dakota has 0 active PollyMap collection sites, and is seeking partners in 5 additional cities. Tree pollen typically dominates early spring, grass pollen peaks in late spring and early summer, and weed pollen (including ragweed) extends from late summer through fall.
PollyMap collection status across South Dakota
Statewide allergy overview
South Dakota experiences a continental climate with hot, humid summers, cold winters, and frequent severe weather.
Elm, cedar, oak, and cottonwood lead the spring tree season. The plains have some of the highest ragweed counts in North America from August through October.
Wide-open agricultural land combined with summer humidity produces very high outdoor mold counts, especially Alternaria and Cladosporium after summer storms and harvest.
Allergy patterns vary by elevation and proximity to coast or mountains within South Dakota, but most of the state shares a common seasonal rhythm of spring tree pollen, summer grass pollen, and late-summer to fall weed pollen.
South Dakota allergy calendar
Month-by-month intensity for the four major airborne allergen categories.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree | Low | Mod | V.High | V.High | High | Mod | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Grass | — | — | Low | Mod | High | V.High | High | Mod | Low | Low | — | — |
| Weed | Low | Low | Mod | Mod | Mod | Mod | High | V.High | V.High | V.High | Mod | Low |
| Mold | Low | Low | Mod | Mod | High | High | V.High | V.High | V.High | High | Mod | Low |
Top tree pollens
Top weed pollens
Top airborne molds
Major city guides in South Dakota
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Sioux Falls
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Rapid City
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Aberdeen
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Brookings
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Watertown
View Watertown allergy season guide →
Latest PollyMap reports for South Dakota
Partner Program
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We work with allergy clinics, naturopathic clinics, universities, and qualified environmental health professionals to build the most reliable, locally-collected pollen network in America.
Partner benefits
- Dedicated local partner profile on PollyMap
- Local exposure to thousands of allergy searchers
- Backlinks from your city and state guide pages
- Lead generation from local allergy patients
- Featured on every local PollyMap report
- Recognition as a pollen data collection center
- Collaboration on local pollen research and reports
Partner requirements
- Receive a PollyKit weekly by mail
- Hang the PollyKit collector for 24–48 hours
- Mail the sample back weekly using prepaid packaging
- Maintain a consistent collection schedule year-round
Test the air at your address
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What's in the box
- Air sampling rodsx2
- Indoor mold slidex1
- Prepaid lab returnincluded
- Personal results report3–5 days
The only consumer kit that pairs outdoor pollen with indoor airborne mold sampling.
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