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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Phillips County / Speed / Zip Codes
Speed, KS has a temperate climate with warm summers and cool winters. Average temperatures range from 40-68 degrees Fahrenheit (4-20 degrees Celsius) throughout the year. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with approximately 30 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall is light, generally ranging from 5-10 inches during the winter months. The area gets plenty of sunshine, averaging about 260 sunny days per year.

Speed, Kansas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Speed averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Speed. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Speed gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Speed 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 Speed, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSpeed, KansasUnited States
  24.6 in.38.1 in.
  21.2 in.27.8 in.
  70.6 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  92.9°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  1863 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 Speed with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Speed, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Speed are May, September and June.
In Speed, there are 59.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Speed with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Speed, there are 145.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Speed, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Speed 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 Speed with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.6 inches in Speed means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Speed with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 70.6 rainy days annually in Speed, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 21.2 inches in Speed means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Speed with 5.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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