Marena, KS Climate


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Marena, KS has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter temperature is about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is moderate to heavy throughout the year, usually peaking in the late spring and early summer months. The area receives an average of 32 inches of precipitation per year. Winters are typically cold but rarely extreme temperatures are experienced. Snowfall can be light to moderate during the winter months and usually melts quickly in the sunny days that follow.

Marena, Kansas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marena averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Marena. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marena gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Marena is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Marena, 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 Marena with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Marena, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Marena are May, September and October.
In Marena, there are 65.7 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 Marena with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Marena, there are 139.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Marena, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Marena but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Marena with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.9 inches in Marena means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Marena with 7.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.3 rainy days. There are 54.2 rainy days annually in Marena, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in Marena means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Marena with 5.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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