Great Bend township, KS Climate

Great Bend township in Kansas has a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summertime is usually around 83°F with the temperature dropping to an average of 32°F in wintertime. During the spring and autumn months the temperatures are generally mild. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, however summer months tend to receive slightly more rain than winter months. In general, Great Bend township enjoys mostly sunny days with little humidity.

Great Bend township, Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Great Bend township averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Great Bend township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Great Bend township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Great Bend township, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Great Bend township, Kansas	United States
	27.1 in.	38.1 in.
	17.2 in.	27.8 in.
	63.4 days	106.2 days
	235 days	205 days
	93.3°	85.8°
	20.5°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5	4.3
	1864 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 Great Bend township with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Great Bend township, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Great Bend township are May, September and October.

In Great Bend township, there are 62.7 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 Great Bend township with an average of 20.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Great Bend township, there are 115.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Great Bend township, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Great Bend township 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.

May is the wettest month in Great Bend township with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.1 inches in Great Bend township means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Great Bend township with 8.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 63.4 rainy days annually in Great Bend township, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Great Bend township means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Great Bend township with 4.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.