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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Gove County / Park / Zip Codes
Park, KS has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 86°F while in the winter it drops to an average of 20°F. Precipitation is evenly spread throughout the year with an average of 28 inches annually. Park experiences all four seasons with snowfall amounting to 8 inches during the winter months. The humidity levels remain relatively low throughout the year, allowing for comfortable temperatures most of the time.

Park, Kansas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Park averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Park, 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 Park with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Park, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Park are September, May and June.
In Park, there are 49.3 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 Park with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Park, there are 141.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Park, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
Humidity in Park is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Park with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.0 inches in Park means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Park with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 69.0 rainy days annually in Park, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.3 inches in Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. March is the snowiest month in Park with 4.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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