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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Cowley County / Silver Creek / Zip Codes
Silver Creek, KS has a continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters with considerable snowfall. The average temperature in summer is around 75°F (23°C) and in winter it falls to an average of 25°F (-4°C). Winters are usually quite overcast in Silver Creek, though spring and fall bring plenty of sunshine. Average precipitation levels for the area are around 30 inches per year, while humidity can reach up to 85%.

Silver Creek, Kansas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver Creek averages 11 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 Silver Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Silver Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSilver Creek, KansasUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  11.3 in.27.8 in.
  80.3 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  91.0°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  1372 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 Silver Creek with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Silver Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Silver Creek are May, September and June.
In Silver Creek, there are 49.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Silver Creek with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Silver Creek, there are 109.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Silver Creek, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek.
June is the wettest month in Silver Creek with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Silver Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Silver Creek with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 80.3 rainy days annually in Silver Creek, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.3 inches in Silver Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Silver Creek with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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