Kansas, IL Climate

The climate in Kansas, IL is a typical midwestern one, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Summers can be hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from the 80s to the 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures typically ranging from the teens to low 30s. Spring and fall are milder seasons with moderate temperatures; however, they can still be prone to occasional severe weather events like thunderstorms or tornados. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year.

Kansas, Illinois gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kansas averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Kansas. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kansas gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kansas is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Kansas, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kansas, Illinois	United States
	41.1 in.	38.1 in.
	19.7 in.	27.8 in.
	107.5 days	106.2 days
	194 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	19.4°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.8	4.3
	712 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 Kansas with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Kansas, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kansas are September, May and June.

In Kansas, there are 18.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kansas with an average of 19.4°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Kansas, there are 108.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Kansas, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Kansas 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 Kansas.

May is the wettest month in Kansas with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Kansas means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Kansas with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Kansas, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.7 inches in Kansas means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Kansas with 8.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.