Loda, KS Climate


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Loda, KS has a typical continental climate with cold snowy winters and hot humid summers. During the winter, temperatures average around 17°F and during the summer months they can reach up to 90°F. Average precipitation is about 35 inches annually, with most of it occurring from late spring to early fall. The area is prone to severe weather, including hail, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding. Despite this weather activity, Loda is still a great place to live as it enjoys an abundance of sunshine year round.

Loda, Kansas gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Loda averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Loda. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Loda gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 72 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 20
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Loda is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.4 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Loda, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLoda, KansasUnited States
  31.3 in.38.1 in.
  12.6 in.27.8 in.
  72.0 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.94.3
  1652 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 Loda with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Loda, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Loda are May, September and October.
In Loda, there are 57.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Loda with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Loda, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Loda, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Loda but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Loda.
June is the wettest month in Loda with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.3 inches in Loda means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Loda with 8.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 72.0 rainy days annually in Loda, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.6 inches in Loda means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Loda with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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