Bucyrus, KS Climate


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Bucyrus, KS has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summers are typically hot and humid with thunderstorms common in the afternoon. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Spring and fall are generally mild but can be unpredictable at times due to the changing weather patterns of the region. Precipitation is usually spread throughout the year and averages about 20 inches annually.

Bucyrus, Kansas gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bucyrus averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Bucyrus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bucyrus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBucyrus, KansasUnited States
  41.6 in.38.1 in.
  13.2 in.27.8 in.
  89.1 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  88.2°85.8°
  20.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  1112 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 Bucyrus with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Bucyrus, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bucyrus are September, May and June.
In Bucyrus, there are 30.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bucyrus with an average of 20.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Bucyrus, there are 105.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Bucyrus, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bucyrus during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Bucyrus.
June is the wettest month in Bucyrus with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Bucyrus means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Bucyrus with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 89.1 rainy days annually in Bucyrus, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.2 inches in Bucyrus means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Bucyrus with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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