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United States / Kansas / Dodge City Metro Area / Ford County / Wright / Zip Codes
Wright, KS has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 88°F, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 26°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional bouts of more extreme weather during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 10 inches annually, although there have been times when up to 16 inches of snow has fallen in one season. Wright, KS has plenty of sunny days annually, making it an ideal location for those looking for a pleasant place to live.

Wright, Kansas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wright averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Wright. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wright gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 19
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wright is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Wright, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWright, KansasUnited States
  22.5 in.38.1 in.
  17.7 in.27.8 in.
  64.4 days106.2 days
  241 days205 days
  92.6°85.8°
  18.5°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  2533 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 Wright with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Wright, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wright are May, September and October.
In Wright, there are 61.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wright with an average of 18.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Wright, there are 131.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Wright, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
Humidity in Wright is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Wright with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.5 inches in Wright means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Wright with 8.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 64.4 rainy days annually in Wright, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in Wright means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Wright with 4.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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