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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Marshall County / Blue Rapids / Zip Codes
Blue Rapids, KS experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. The summers are warm and sunny with average temperatures ranging between the mid 70s to the low 90s. Winters are mild and dry, with temperatures averaging in the high 30s to low 40s. Springtime brings some thunderstorms and occasional hail, while Autumn is mild and dry with plenty of sunshine. Overall, Blue Rapids enjoys a comfortable climate throughout the year that makes it an ideal place to live and visit.

Blue Rapids, Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Rapids averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Blue Rapids. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Rapids gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blue Rapids is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Blue Rapids, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Rapids, KansasUnited States
  33.6 in.38.1 in.
  16.1 in.27.8 in.
  81.9 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1155 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Blue Rapids with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Blue Rapids, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Rapids are September, May and June.
In Blue Rapids, there are 40.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Rapids with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Rapids, there are 130.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Rapids, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Blue Rapids but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Blue Rapids.
June is the wettest month in Blue Rapids with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.6 inches in Blue Rapids means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Rapids with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 81.9 rainy days annually in Blue Rapids, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.1 inches in Blue Rapids means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Blue Rapids with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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