Drum Creek, KS Climate


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Drum Creek, KS has a mild climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F and in the winter it usually stays between 35-45°F. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rain showers but occasionally snowfall too. Winters tend to be dry and sunny compared to other parts of Kansas. Summers in Drum Creek are often humid and muggy with occasional thunderstorms rolling through the area. All in all, Drum Creek has a pleasant climate that is great for outdoor activities all year round.

Drum Creek, Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Drum Creek averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Drum Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Drum Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Drum Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDrum Creek, KansasUnited States
  43.3 in.38.1 in.
  12.2 in.27.8 in.
  94.8 days106.2 days
  230 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  771 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.

August is the hottest month for Drum Creek with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Drum Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Drum Creek are May, September and June.
In Drum Creek, there are 46.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Drum Creek with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Drum Creek, there are 96.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Drum Creek, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Drum Creek 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 Drum Creek.
May is the wettest month in Drum Creek with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Drum Creek means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Drum Creek with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 94.8 rainy days annually in Drum Creek, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.2 inches in Drum Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Drum Creek with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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