East Branch, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Marion County / East Branch / Zip Codes
East Branch, KS has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The region experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from an average high of 85°F in the summer to an average low of 23°F in the winter. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average annual total of 28 inches each year. Snowfall can be especially heavy during the winter months, averaging 8 inches per month during this time. Despite these cold winter temperatures and heavy snowfall, East Branch still enjoys sunny days most of the year round.

East Branch, Kansas gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Branch 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 East Branch. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Branch 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 19
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateEast Branch, KansasUnited States
  34.5 in.38.1 in.
  12.2 in.27.8 in.
  74.1 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  91.5°85.8°
  19.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.74.3
  1509 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 East Branch with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In East Branch, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Branch are May, September and June.
In East Branch, there are 51.4 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 East Branch with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In East Branch, there are 118.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In East Branch, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in East Branch 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 East Branch.
June is the wettest month in East Branch with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.5 inches in East Branch means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in East Branch with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 74.1 rainy days annually in East Branch, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.2 inches in East Branch means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in East Branch with 3.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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