Conway, KS Climate


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Conway, KS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters, and moderate rainfall throughout the year. Summers in Conway can be scorching hot with temperatures reaching over 90°F (32°C). Winters are milder but still cold with average lows of around 28°F (-2°C). There is an average of about 45 inches (114 cm) of precipitation annually spread out throughout the year. The months from May to October generally see more rain than the rest of the year.

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

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

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Conway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Conway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 67 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 22
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.7 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Conway, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateConway, KansasUnited States
  33.7 in.38.1 in.
  9.4 in.27.8 in.
  67.4 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  92.7°85.8°
  21.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.94.3
  1339 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 Conway with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Conway, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Conway are May, September and October.
In Conway, there are 60.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Conway with an average of 21.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Conway, there are 103.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Conway, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Conway 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 Conway.
June is the wettest month in Conway with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 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 33.7 inches in Conway means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Conway with 8.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 67.4 rainy days annually in Conway, 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 9.4 inches in Conway means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Conway with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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