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United States / Kansas / Emporia Metro Area / Lyon County / Bushong / Zip Codes
Bushong, KS has a continental climate that is characterized by warm to hot summers and cold winters. It is relatively dry throughout the year with most of its precipitation occurring during spring and summer months. Summers are usually warm and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. The average temperature in Bushong ranges from an average high of 83°F in summer months to an average low of 19°F during winter months.

Bushong, Kansas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bushong averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Bushong. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bushong gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Bushong, 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 Bushong with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Bushong, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bushong are September, May and June.
In Bushong, there are 35.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bushong with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Bushong, there are 121.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Bushong, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bushong 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 Bushong.
June is the wettest month in Bushong with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in Bushong means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Bushong with 9.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 74.6 rainy days annually in Bushong, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.6 inches in Bushong means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Bushong with 4.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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