Edna, KS Climate


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Edna, KS has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures regularly reaching into the high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are relatively mild, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing and usually staying in the 40s and 50s. Spring and fall tend to be pleasant with moderate temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with occasional snowfall in the winter months.

Edna, Kansas gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Edna averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Edna. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Edna gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateEdna, KansasUnited States
  44.2 in.38.1 in.
  11.3 in.27.8 in.
  86.7 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  22.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  978 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.

August is the hottest month for Edna with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Edna, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Edna are May, September and June.
In Edna, there are 45.7 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 Edna with an average of 22.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Edna, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Edna, there are 1.6 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 Edna 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 Edna.
May is the wettest month in Edna with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Edna means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Edna with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 86.7 rainy days annually in Edna, which is rainier 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.3 inches in Edna means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Edna with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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