Arcade, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Phillips County / Arcade / Zip Codes
Arcade, KS has a humid continental climate. Summers in Arcade are generally hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s to mid 90s during the day. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging from the low 20s into the high 30s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, resulting in an average annual rainfall of around 36 inches. The area does receive occasional thunderstorms during the warmer months, which can bring heavy rains and some hail.

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

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

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Arcade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Arcade 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 Arcade 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 Arcade, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateArcade, KansasUnited States
  24.6 in.38.1 in.
  21.2 in.27.8 in.
  70.6 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  92.9°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  1877 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 Arcade with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Arcade, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Arcade are May, September and June.
In Arcade, 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 Arcade with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Arcade, there are 145.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Arcade, 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 Arcade 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 Arcade 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 Arcade means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Arcade 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 Arcade, 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 Arcade means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Arcade with 5.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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