Palestine, KS Climate


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The climate in Palestine, KS is a humid continental type with hot summer months and cold winter months. It experiences four distinct seasons with average annual temperatures ranging from 25°F during the winter to 86°F during the summer. Precipitation levels are evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 33 inches of rain and some snowfall during the winter months. During the summer, there can be days with high humidity and afternoon thunderstorms.

Palestine, Kansas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palestine averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Palestine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palestine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Palestine, 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 Palestine with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Palestine, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Palestine are May, September and October.
In Palestine, there are 54.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Palestine with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Palestine, there are 108.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Palestine, there are 1.7 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 Palestine 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 Palestine.
June is the wettest month in Palestine with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Palestine means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Palestine with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 77.8 rainy days annually in Palestine, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in Palestine means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Palestine with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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