High Prairie, KS Climate


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High Prairie, KS experiences a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer range from an average high of 85 degrees Fahrenheit to an average low of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters bring temperatures as low as 15 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 0 degrees at night. Precipitation is evenly spread out throughout the year, but more is seen in the warmer months than in the colder ones. It snows in High Prairie, but not too heavily – usually no more than three inches per month.

High Prairie, Kansas gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

High Prairie averages 18 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 High Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

High Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in High Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 High Prairie with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In High Prairie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for High Prairie are September, May and June.
In High Prairie, there are 34.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for High Prairie with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In High Prairie, there are 111.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In High Prairie, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in High Prairie 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 High Prairie.
May is the wettest month in High Prairie with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in High Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in High Prairie with 11.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in High Prairie, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in High Prairie means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in High Prairie with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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