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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Allen County / Carlyle / Zip Codes
Carlyle, KS has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 20°F. Winters can have cold temperatures with occasional snowfall, while summers are hot and humid. The city receives an average annual precipitation of 36 inches, with most of it falling from April to September. Overall, Carlyle offers mild weather and pleasant conditions in all four seasons.

Carlyle, Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carlyle averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Carlyle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carlyle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Carlyle, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCarlyle, KansasUnited States
  43.2 in.38.1 in.
  9.4 in.27.8 in.
  85.9 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1001 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.

August is the hottest month for Carlyle with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Carlyle, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carlyle are May, September and June.
In Carlyle, there are 37.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carlyle with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Carlyle, there are 105.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Carlyle, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Carlyle 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 Carlyle.
June is the wettest month in Carlyle with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.2 inches in Carlyle means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Carlyle with 10.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 85.9 rainy days annually in Carlyle, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.4 inches in Carlyle means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Carlyle with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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