Manchester, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Dickinson County / Manchester / Zip Codes
Manchester, KS enjoys a pleasant temperate climate with mild temperatures during the summer and cool temperatures during the winter. The average high temperature in July is 86°F (30°C) with a low of 65°F (18°C). Winters are chilly but rarely extreme as the average January high is 40°F (4°C) and low is 22°F (-5°C). Manchester has an average of 36 inches (91 cm) of precipitation each year, which falls mostly as rain throughout spring and summer. The area experiences occasional snowfall during the winter months, but it rarely accumulates to large amounts.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateManchester, KansasUnited States
  32.3 in.38.1 in.
  15.6 in.27.8 in.
  76.6 days106.2 days
  223 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  19.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  1289 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 Manchester with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Manchester, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manchester are May, September and June.
In Manchester, there are 54.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Manchester with an average of 19.9°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Manchester, there are 110.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Manchester, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Manchester 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 Manchester.
May is the wettest month in Manchester with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.3 inches in Manchester means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Manchester with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 76.6 rainy days annually in Manchester, which is about average compared to other 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 15.6 inches in Manchester means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Manchester with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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