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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / Blue Hill / Zip Codes
Blue Hill, KS is a unique city due to its climate. It experiences hot and humid summers and cold winters. The temperatures during the summer months typically range from highs in the mid-80s to lows in the upper 60s. During the winter months, temperatures can dip well below freezing with snowfall common. Despite this cold weather, Blue Hill also experiences frequent sunny days throughout all four seasons of the year, making it an ideal place to explore and enjoy outdoor activities.

Blue Hill, Kansas gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 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 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Blue Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Blue Hill with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Blue Hill, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Hill are May, September and June.
In Blue Hill, there are 54.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Hill with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Hill, there are 132.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Hill, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.9 inches in Blue Hill means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Hill with 9.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 67.5 rainy days annually in Blue Hill, 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 16.0 inches in Blue Hill means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Blue Hill with 4.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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