Sylvan Grove, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Lincoln County / Sylvan Grove / Zip Codes
Sylvan Grove, KS has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer reach into the mid 80s, while the average lows hover around 60 degrees. In the winter, temperatures can dip down close to 0 degrees on very cold nights. Precipitation is pretty evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches of rain and 24 inches of snow annually.

Sylvan Grove, Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sylvan Grove averages 16 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 Sylvan Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sylvan Grove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 72 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 17
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Sylvan Grove, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSylvan Grove, KansasUnited States
  27.3 in.38.1 in.
  16.2 in.27.8 in.
  72.0 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  17.2°21.7°
  7.37
  54.3
  1444 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 Sylvan Grove with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Sylvan Grove, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sylvan Grove are May, September and June.
In Sylvan Grove, there are 53.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sylvan Grove with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Sylvan Grove, there are 130.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Sylvan Grove, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sylvan Grove 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.
July is the wettest month in Sylvan Grove with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.3 inches in Sylvan Grove means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Sylvan Grove with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 72.0 rainy days annually in Sylvan Grove, 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 16.2 inches in Sylvan Grove means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Sylvan Grove with 4.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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