Denison, KS Climate


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Denison, KS is located in the Great Plains region of the U.S., where the climate is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 80°F (27°C), with occasional heat waves bringing temperatures up to 100°F (38°C). During the winter, temperatures range from lows of 10-20°F (-12 - -7°C) to highs of 40-50°F (4 - 10°C). The area receives an average of 24 inches (61 cm) of precipitation each year, with most of that falling during the warmer months.

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

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Denison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 16
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Denison is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

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

  ClimateDenison, KansasUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  13.4 in.27.8 in.
  92.0 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  1043 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 Denison with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Denison, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Denison are September, May and June.
In Denison, there are 29.8 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 Denison with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Denison, there are 125.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Denison, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Denison 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 Denison.
June is the wettest month in Denison with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Denison means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Denison with 11.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in Denison, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.4 inches in Denison means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Denison with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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