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United States / Kansas / Manhattan Metro Area / Pottawatomie County / Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) / Zip Codes
Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), KS experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer, temperatures reach an average high of 85°F and an average low of 63°F. Winters are cold and dry, with average highs of 38°F and lows of 17°F. Spring and fall are milder, though spring tends to be wetter than fall. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches per year.

Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), KansasUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  16.8 in.27.8 in.
  83.8 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  90.0°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.54.3
  1087 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 Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) are May, September and June.
In Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), there are 42.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), there are 129.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County).
June is the wettest month in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 34.4 inches in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 83.8 rainy days annually in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), 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 16.8 inches in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County) with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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