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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Marshall County / Bigelow / Zip Codes
Bigelow, KS is a small town located in central Kansas and has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in summer can reach upwards of 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter lows dip as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters can be quite snowy, with an average of around 30 inches of snowfall each year. The spring and fall months tend to have milder temperatures and experiences fewer instances of precipitation than other seasons. This makes Bigelow a great destination for outdoor activities throughout the year!

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

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Bigelow. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bigelow gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
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 Bigelow is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bigelow, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBigelow, KansasUnited States
  33.9 in.38.1 in.
  16.3 in.27.8 in.
  80.9 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  15.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  1244 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 Bigelow with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Bigelow, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bigelow are September, May and June.
In Bigelow, there are 34.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bigelow with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Bigelow, there are 132.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Bigelow, there are 8.4 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 Bigelow 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 Bigelow.
June is the wettest month in Bigelow with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.9 inches in Bigelow means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Bigelow with 9.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 80.9 rainy days annually in Bigelow, 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 16.3 inches in Bigelow means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Bigelow with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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