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United States / Kansas / Kansas City Metro Area / Miami County / Osawatomie / Zip Codes
Osawatomie, KS has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer, temperatures reach an average high of around 88°F, while temperatures in the winter dip to an average low of 19°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with the wettest month usually being June when an average of 4.44 inches of rain falls. Snowfall is also common, with December typically receiving 6.3 inches on average.

Osawatomie, Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osawatomie averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Osawatomie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osawatomie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Osawatomie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOsawatomie, KansasUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  9.1 in.27.8 in.
  82.1 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  19.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  869 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 Osawatomie with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Osawatomie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Osawatomie are September, May and June.
In Osawatomie, there are 32.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Osawatomie with an average of 19.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Osawatomie, there are 110.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Osawatomie, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Osawatomie 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 Osawatomie.
June is the wettest month in Osawatomie with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Osawatomie means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Osawatomie with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 82.1 rainy days annually in Osawatomie, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.1 inches in Osawatomie means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Osawatomie with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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