Blue Rapids City, KS Climate


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Blue Rapids City, KS has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The city experiences four distinct seasons, with summer temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the upper 80s, and winter temperatures that can dip below freezing. The city receives an average of 40 inches of rain annually, while snowfall tends to be moderate. Winters usually bring a mix of snow and ice, while spring and summer bring thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes. Overall, Blue Rapids City offers a temperate climate with plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Blue Rapids City, Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Rapids City averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Blue Rapids City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Rapids City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Blue Rapids City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Rapids City, KansasUnited States
  33.6 in.38.1 in.
  16.1 in.27.8 in.
  81.9 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1149 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 Blue Rapids City with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Blue Rapids City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Rapids City are September, May and June.
In Blue Rapids City, there are 40.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Rapids City with an average of 15.8°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Rapids City, there are 130.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Blue Rapids City, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Blue Rapids City but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Blue Rapids City.
June is the wettest month in Blue Rapids City with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.6 inches in Blue Rapids City means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Rapids City with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 81.9 rainy days annually in Blue Rapids City, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.1 inches in Blue Rapids City means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Blue Rapids City with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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