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United States / Kansas / Topeka Metro Area / Jefferson County / Winchester / Zip Codes
Winchester, KS has a humid subtropical climate with moderate temperatures throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid, with average highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are mild with average highs in the mid-40s and lows in the mid-20s. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, averaging around 48 inches annually. Snowfall can range from trace amounts to up to 10 inches in some years.

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

Winchester averages 15 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 Winchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateWinchester, KansasUnited States
  38.2 in.38.1 in.
  15.2 in.27.8 in.
  85.4 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  17.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  1175 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 Winchester with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Winchester, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winchester are September, May and June.
In Winchester, there are 27.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winchester with an average of 17.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Winchester, there are 118.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Winchester, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Winchester 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 Winchester.
May is the wettest month in Winchester with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.2 inches in Winchester means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Winchester with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 85.4 rainy days annually in Winchester, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.2 inches in Winchester means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Winchester with 4.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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