Herkimer, KS Climate

Herkimer, KS has a climate that is typical of the Great Plains region. Summers in Herkimer are typically hot and dry with average temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to the low 90s. Winters tend to be cold and dry with average temperatures ranging from the lower 20s to upper 30s. Rainfall is relatively low throughout the year, but precipitation typically peaks during spring and summer months. There is also a risk of occasional severe weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hail storms during these warmer months.

Climate	Herkimer, Kansas	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.