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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Barber County / Kiowa / Zip Codes
Kiowa, KS has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. It experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year and is known for its large amount of precipitation that generally falls in the form of rain. The average temperature in the summer months reaches into the high 80s and low 90s, while winter temperatures average in the mid-teens. Kiowa enjoys an average of nearly 250 sunny days per year, giving residents plenty of opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities throughout each season.

Kiowa, Kansas gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Kiowa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kiowa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 22
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Kiowa, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKiowa, KansasUnited States
  30.1 in.38.1 in.
  11.1 in.27.8 in.
  62.1 days106.2 days
  228 days205 days
  94.4°85.8°
  21.9°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1332 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 Kiowa with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Kiowa, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kiowa are May, October and September.
In Kiowa, there are 72.8 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 Kiowa with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Kiowa, there are 103.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Kiowa, 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 acceptable in Kiowa but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Kiowa.
June is the wettest month in Kiowa with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.1 inches in Kiowa means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Kiowa with 7.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 62.1 rainy days annually in Kiowa, which is one of the least rainy 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 11.1 inches in Kiowa means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Kiowa with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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i live in kiowa back in 1973 or 74 my step father name was roy garcia .work for bill anderson in a tv sho on main st i think .iwent to school there,ibelieve the 5th or  More

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i live in kiowa back in 1973 or 74 my step father name was roy garcia .work for bill anderson in a tv sho on main st i think .iwent to school there,ibelieve the 5th or  More

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I just read that the city if Kiowa pays $6,900 (Est)per year per student, and the average cost in the US is $6,000. There are approximately 155 students in the  More

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