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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Norton County / Clayton / Zip Codes
Clayton, KS has a humid continental climate with long, hot summers and cold, dry winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 88°F and the average low temperature in the winter months can fall to around 16°F. Precipitation in Clayton is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, with an average annual total of about 37 inches. Snowfall occurs frequently in the winter months, but rarely accumulates more than 8 inches per season.

Clayton, Kansas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clayton averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Clayton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clayton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clayton is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.3 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Clayton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClayton, KansasUnited States
  22.9 in.38.1 in.
  18.4 in.27.8 in.
  63.3 days106.2 days
  235 days205 days
  91.4°85.8°
  15.2°21.7°
  7.47
  4.14.3
  2418 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 Clayton with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Clayton, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clayton are September, May and June.
In Clayton, there are 53.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clayton with an average of 15.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Clayton, there are 152.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Clayton, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Clayton but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Clayton with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.9 inches in Clayton means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Clayton with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 63.3 rainy days annually in Clayton, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.4 inches in Clayton means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Clayton with 3.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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