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United States / Kansas / Topeka Metro Area / Shawnee County / Silver Lake / Zip Codes
Silver Lake, KS has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in summer range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures vary between 25 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year with an average of 40 inches per year. The area experiences moderate humidity levels and occasional thunderstorms during the summer months.

Silver Lake, Kansas gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver Lake averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Silver Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Silver Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSilver Lake, KansasUnited States
  37.4 in.38.1 in.
  15.8 in.27.8 in.
  90.4 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  89.0°85.8°
  18.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  912 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 Lake with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Silver Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Silver Lake are September, May and June.
In Silver Lake, there are 37.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Silver Lake with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Silver Lake, there are 116.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Silver Lake, there are 4.2 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 Silver Lake 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 Lake.
June is the wettest month in Silver Lake with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in Silver Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Silver Lake with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 90.4 rainy days annually in Silver Lake, which is rainier than most 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 15.8 inches in Silver Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Silver Lake with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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