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United States / Kansas / Wichita Metro Area / Butler County / Leon / Zip Codes
Leon, KS has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 86°F (30°C) while the average low temperature in winter is 24°F (-4°C). Rainfall is fairly spread out throughout the year, but the region does experience some snow and ice in the winter months. The area experiences moderate winds all year round, making it an ideal location for wind energy production.

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

Leon averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Leon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Leon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLeon, KansasUnited States
  38.3 in.38.1 in.
  11.9 in.27.8 in.
  82.7 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  90.6°85.8°
  20.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.94.3
  1348 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 Leon with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Leon, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leon are May, September and June.
In Leon, there are 45.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leon with an average of 20.4°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Leon, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Leon, there are 1.7 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 Leon 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 Leon.
June is the wettest month in Leon with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Leon means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Leon with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 82.7 rainy days annually in Leon, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in Leon means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Leon with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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