Paxico, KS Climate


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Paxico, KS has a humid continental climate with long, hot, and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 79°F (26°C) and the average temperature in January is 26°F (-3°C). Precipitation occurs throughout the year but is usually heaviest during April through June. Snowfall can range from light to heavy depending on the year, with an average of 10 to 20 inches per season.

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

Paxico averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Paxico. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Paxico gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Paxico, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePaxico, KansasUnited States
  36.2 in.38.1 in.
  15.6 in.27.8 in.
  88.7 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  988 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 Paxico with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Paxico, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Paxico are May, September and June.
In Paxico, there are 42.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Paxico with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Paxico, there are 129.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Paxico, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Paxico 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 Paxico.
June is the wettest month in Paxico with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in Paxico means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Paxico with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 88.7 rainy days annually in Paxico, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.6 inches in Paxico means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Paxico with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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