Prairie View, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Phillips County / Prairie View / Zip Codes
Prairie View, KS is located in the Great Plains region of the United States and enjoys four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit on some days, while winters are cold and dry with temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. The average annual precipitation in Prairie View is around 30 inches, much of it falling during the late spring and early summer months. The area typically experiences fewer than 10 inches of snow annually. While Prairie View can experience extreme weather at times, overall its climate is considered mild and comfortable for most people year round.

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

Prairie View averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Prairie View. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie View gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 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 15
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Prairie View, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePrairie View, KansasUnited States
  23.3 in.38.1 in.
  22.0 in.27.8 in.
  67.6 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  15.3°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  2192 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 Prairie View with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Prairie View, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie View are September, May and June.
In Prairie View, there are 55.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Prairie View with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Prairie View, there are 145.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Prairie View, there are 7.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Prairie View 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.
May is the wettest month in Prairie View with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.3 inches in Prairie View means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Prairie View with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 67.6 rainy days annually in Prairie View, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.0 inches in Prairie View means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Prairie View with 4.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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