Little Caney, KS Climate


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Little Caney, KS has a pleasant climate. It experiences all four seasons, with mild winters and hot summers. During the winter months, temperatures typically reach their lowest around mid-January and hover around the high 30s and low 40s Fahrenheit. In late spring or early summer, average temperatures range from the mid to high 70s. The hottest months are usually July and August when temperatures reach into the upper 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with some months receiving more rain than others.

Little Caney, Kansas gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Caney averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Little Caney. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Caney gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Little Caney, while January and July 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.

August is the hottest month for Little Caney with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Little Caney, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Little Caney are May, September and October.
In Little Caney, there are 49.6 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 Little Caney with an average of 22.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Little Caney, there are 96.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Little Caney, there are 1.8 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 Little Caney 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 Little Caney.
May is the wettest month in Little Caney with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.1 inches in Little Caney means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Little Caney with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 83.5 rainy days annually in Little Caney, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.7 inches in Little Caney means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Little Caney with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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