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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Hodgeman County / Hanston / Zip Codes
Hanston, KS has a semi-arid climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year is around 57°F (14°C), with an average high of 82°F (28°C) in July and an average low of 30°F (-1°C) in January. Precipitation during the year averages around 28 inches (71 cm), with most of the rainfall occurring from April to September. Hanston experiences moderate humidity levels throughout the year, and snowfall typically falls from December through February.

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

Hanston averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Hanston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hanston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hanston is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Hanston, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHanston, KansasUnited States
  22.9 in.38.1 in.
  19.4 in.27.8 in.
  54.0 days106.2 days
  241 days205 days
  93.2°85.8°
  16.7°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  2155 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 Hanston with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Hanston, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hanston are May, September and October.
In Hanston, there are 65.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hanston with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Hanston, there are 140.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Hanston, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hanston 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 Hanston with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.9 inches in Hanston means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Hanston with 7.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 54.0 rainy days annually in Hanston, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.4 inches in Hanston means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Hanston with 5.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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