Painterhood, KS Climate


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Painterhood, KS is a pleasant place to live with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter months it drops to an average of around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is generally evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 30 inches annually. Humidity can be quite high during the summer months, but on most days there is a gentle breeze that helps to effectively cool down the area. Overall, Painterhood, KS has a comfortably warm climate perfect for those who enjoy spending time outdoors.

Painterhood, Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Painterhood averages 12 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 Painterhood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Painterhood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Painterhood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePainterhood, KansasUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  11.8 in.27.8 in.
  80.8 days106.2 days
  227 days205 days
  90.2°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  1015 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.

August is the hottest month for Painterhood with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Painterhood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Painterhood are May, September and June.
In Painterhood, there are 44.8 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 Painterhood with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Painterhood, there are 109.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Painterhood, there are 2.9 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 Painterhood 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 Painterhood.
June is the wettest month in Painterhood with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Painterhood means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Painterhood with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 80.8 rainy days annually in Painterhood, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.8 inches in Painterhood means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Painterhood with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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