Rockford, KS Climate


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Rockford, KS has a mild climate with cool winters and warm summers. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in the winter to the mid-80s in summer. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with around 30 inches per year on average. The spring and fall months tend to be mild and pleasant, making them popular times of year for outdoor activities and events. The area does experience occasional storms in late spring and early summer, but they are generally not severe or damaging.

Rockford, Kansas gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockford averages 12 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 Rockford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 22
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateRockford, KansasUnited States
  35.0 in.38.1 in.
  12.3 in.27.8 in.
  77.3 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  21.6°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  1293 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 Rockford with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Rockford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockford are May, September and October.
In Rockford, there are 54.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockford with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Rockford, there are 103.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Rockford, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Rockford 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 Rockford.
June is the wettest month in Rockford with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Rockford means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Rockford with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 77.3 rainy days annually in Rockford, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in Rockford means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Rockford with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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