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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Smith County / Cora / Zip Codes
Cora, KS has a moderate climate. Summers are generally warm and humid, with temperatures in the mid to high 80s Fahrenheit (30 to 32 Celsius). Winters tend to be cold and dry, with temperatures rarely going below freezing. Temperatures can fall below 0 Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) at night during the winter months. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, so most of the time there is enough rain for plants and crops to thrive.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cora is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Cora, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCora, KansasUnited States
  26.9 in.38.1 in.
  21.3 in.27.8 in.
  75.0 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  91.5°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  1968 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 Cora with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Cora, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cora are September, May and June.
In Cora, there are 51.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cora with an average of 14.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Cora, there are 143.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Cora, there are 7.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cora but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Cora with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.9 inches in Cora means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Cora with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 75.0 rainy days annually in Cora, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer 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 21.3 inches in Cora means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Cora with 5.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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