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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Osborne County / Downs / Zip Codes
Downs, KS has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters can be cold with snowfall occurring during the season. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with the majority of it falling during the warmer months. The average temperature in Downs ranges from 37 degrees Fahrenheit in January to 77 degrees Fahrenheit in July.

Downs, Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Downs averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Downs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Downs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateDowns, KansasUnited States
  26.8 in.38.1 in.
  17.0 in.27.8 in.
  69.5 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  15.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  1483 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 Downs with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Downs, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Downs are May, September and June.
In Downs, there are 56.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Downs with an average of 15.7°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Downs, there are 137.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Downs, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Downs but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Downs with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.8 inches in Downs means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Downs with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 69.5 rainy days annually in Downs, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.0 inches in Downs means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Downs with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Cyn · Downs, KS
Very Rural
Over 17 years ago

While rural communities are often peaceful living areas, the recent influx of East and West coast migrations of people seeking to escape city life have begun to somewhat  More

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