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United States / Kansas / Wichita Metro Area / Sumner County / Downs township (Sumner County) / Zip Codes
Downs Township, KS has a generally mild climate that is typical of the Midwest region. Summers are hot and humid, with an average temperature of 77°F and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are cold but rarely extreme, with temperatures averaging around 31°F and snowfall ranging from light to moderate. Spring and fall are pleasant, with cool days and crisp nights. The area receives an average yearly rainfall of around 39 inches, primarily during the warmer months.

Downs township (Sumner County), Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Downs township (Sumner County) averages 12 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 Downs township (Sumner County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Downs township (Sumner County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Downs township with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Downs township, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Downs township are May, September and October.
In Downs township, there are 58.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Downs township with an average of 21.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Downs township, there are 103.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Downs township, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Downs township 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 Downs township.
June is the wettest month in Downs township with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.3 inches in Downs township means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Downs township with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 74.2 rainy days annually in Downs township, 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 12.1 inches in Downs township means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Downs township with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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