Zip 66062 (Olathe, KS) Climate

Olathe, KS has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters with plenty of precipitation throughout the year. Summers are generally warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher in July and August. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures typically hovering right around freezing. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though snowfall totals can range from just a few inches to several feet during especially heavy snow years.

Olathe (zip 66062), Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Olathe (zip 66062) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Olathe (zip 66062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olathe (zip 66062) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66062 zip code 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 the 66062 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Olathe, Kansas	United States
	40.9 in.	38.1 in.
	13.2 in.	27.8 in.
	90.0 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	88.1°	85.8°
	20.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	1047 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 the 66062 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In the 66062 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 66062 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66062 zip code, there are 30.3 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 the 66062 zip code with an average of 20.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66062 zip code, there are 105.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66062 zip code, 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 the 66062 zip code 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 the 66062 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66062 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in the 66062 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66062 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 90.0 rainy days annually in the 66062 zip code, 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 the 66062 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66062 zip code with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Olathe Public Schools

Over 14 years ago

My daughter has been attending school at USD #233 schools--Sunnyside Elementary, Arbor Creek Elementary,and Chisholm Trail Jr. High--since 2002. This school system, More

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