Gardner, KS Climate

Gardner, KS is located in the Midwest region of the United States. The climate in Gardner, KS is generally mild and humid with hot summers and cold winters. Spring and fall months tend to be mild, but the occasional thunderstorm can occur during these times. Summers usually have high temperatures with moderate humidity levels and frequent rain showers. Winters are usually cold and dry, with occasional snowfall occurring from late December through March.

Gardner, Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Gardner. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gardner gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Gardner, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gardner, Kansas	United States
	40.9 in.	38.1 in.
	12.9 in.	27.8 in.
	89.7 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	88.2°	85.8°
	20.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	1060 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 Gardner with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Gardner, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gardner are September, May and June.

In Gardner, there are 30.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gardner with an average of 20.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Gardner, there are 105.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Gardner, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Gardner 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 Gardner.

June is the wettest month in Gardner with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in Gardner means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Gardner with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 89.7 rainy days annually in Gardner, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.9 inches in Gardner means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Gardner with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.