Elm Mills, KS Climate


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Elm Mills, KS has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s during the day. Winters are cold and snowy, with occasional periods of below-freezing temperatures lasting for days at a time. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, particularly in the spring and summer months. The area enjoys moderate levels of sunshine all year round. In general, the climate in Elm Mills, KS is comfortable and enjoyable for most of the year.

Elm Mills, Kansas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elm Mills averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Elm Mills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elm Mills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elm Mills is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.1 Summer - 6.2 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Elm Mills, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElm Mills, KansasUnited States
  28.7 in.38.1 in.
  13.0 in.27.8 in.
  68.6 days106.2 days
  229 days205 days
  93.9°85.8°
  20.6°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1722 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 Elm Mills with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Elm Mills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elm Mills are May, September and October.
In Elm Mills, there are 68.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elm Mills with an average of 20.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Elm Mills, there are 113.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Elm Mills, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Elm Mills 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.
June is the wettest month in Elm Mills with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 28.7 inches in Elm Mills means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Elm Mills with 8.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 68.6 rainy days annually in Elm Mills, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 13.0 inches in Elm Mills means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Elm Mills with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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