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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Barber County / Medicine Lodge / Zip Codes
Medicine Lodge, KS has a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the low 30s in winter to the mid-90s during summer months. The area generally experiences about 25 inches of precipitation each year with snowfall of around 20 inches annually. Medicine Lodge experiences all four seasons, but winter is usually the longest season, lasting from late October to early April. Summers are mild and humid, creating a pleasant atmosphere for outdoor activities like hiking and camping.

Medicine Lodge, Kansas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medicine Lodge 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 Medicine Lodge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medicine Lodge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 21
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Medicine Lodge, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMedicine Lodge, KansasUnited States
  28.8 in.38.1 in.
  12.0 in.27.8 in.
  73.2 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  94.2°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1496 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 Medicine Lodge with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Medicine Lodge, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Medicine Lodge are May, September and October.
In Medicine Lodge, there are 69.8 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 Medicine Lodge with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Medicine Lodge, there are 112.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Medicine Lodge, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Medicine Lodge 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.
June is the wettest month in Medicine Lodge with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.8 inches in Medicine Lodge means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Medicine Lodge with 8.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 73.2 rainy days annually in Medicine Lodge, which is less rainy 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.0 inches in Medicine Lodge means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Medicine Lodge with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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