Lake, KS Climate

The climate in Lake, KS is typically mild and temperate year-round. Winters are generally cool with occasional snowfall while summers remain warm and humid with frequent thunderstorms. Average temperatures range from just below freezing in the winter to highs of around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with a yearly average of almost 40 inches of rain and/or snow. Overall, Lake, KS has a comfortable climate that provides pleasant weather for much of the year.

Climate	Lake, Kansas	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.