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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Osborne County / Mount Ayr / Zip Codes
Mount Ayr, KS has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is 78? and the average winter temperature is 24?. Rainfall in Mount Ayr averages around 30 inches per year, with most of that rainfall occurring during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 13 inches per season. Mount Ayr is generally sunny throughout the year, with around 213 days of sunshine each year on average.

Mount Ayr, Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Ayr averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in Mount Ayr. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Ayr gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 15
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Mount Ayr, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mount Ayr with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Mount Ayr, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Ayr are May, September and June.
In Mount Ayr, there are 54.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Ayr with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Mount Ayr, there are 150.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In Mount Ayr, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Ayr 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 Mount Ayr with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.9 inches in Mount Ayr means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Ayr with 9.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 65.6 rainy days annually in Mount Ayr, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.7 inches in Mount Ayr means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Mount Ayr with 4.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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