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United States / Kansas / Wichita Metro Area / Sedgwick County / Cheney / Zip Codes
Cheney, KS has a warm and temperate climate with cool winters and hot summers. The temperature usually ranges between 40°F (4°C) to 90°F (32°C). During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 100°F (38°C). The area receives an average of about 33 inches of rain per year, mostly in the form of thunderstorms. Snowfall averages around 18 inches per year. Cheney KS has a sunny climate with an average of over 300 days of sunshine each year.

Cheney, Kansas gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cheney averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Cheney. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cheney gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 21
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Cheney, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCheney, KansasUnited States
  32.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.3 in.27.8 in.
  70.0 days106.2 days
  223 days205 days
  92.7°85.8°
  21.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  1388 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 Cheney with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Cheney, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cheney are May, September and October.
In Cheney, there are 60.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cheney with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Cheney, there are 106.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Cheney, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Cheney 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 Cheney.
June is the wettest month in Cheney with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.6 inches in Cheney means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Cheney with 9.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 70.0 rainy days annually in Cheney, 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 10.3 inches in Cheney means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Cheney with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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