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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Neosho County / Erie / Zip Codes
Erie, KS has a mild climate, with hot summers and cool winters. Summers usually bring temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, while winters are typically around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year and snowfall is usually light. The town enjoys an average of 201 sunny days per year which makes it a great place for outdoor activities all year round.

Erie, Kansas gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Erie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Erie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Erie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateErie, KansasUnited States
  44.8 in.38.1 in.
  11.7 in.27.8 in.
  90.1 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  89.9°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  896 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 Erie with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Erie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Erie are May, September and June.
In Erie, there are 41.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Erie with an average of 22.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Erie, there are 98.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Erie, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Erie 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 Erie.
June is the wettest month in Erie with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in Erie means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Erie with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in Erie, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.7 inches in Erie means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Erie with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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