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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Jewell County / Prairie township (Jewell County) / Zip Codes
Prairie Township in Jewell County, KS is located in the Midwest and experiences a humid continental climate. The winters are cold and snowy, while the summers are hot and can become quite humid. The average temperature for January is around 26°F while in July it hovers around 81°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 27 inches per year, most of which falls as rain from late spring through summer.

Prairie township (Jewell County), Kansas gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie township (Jewell County) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Prairie township (Jewell County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie township (Jewell County) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Prairie township (Jewell County) with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Prairie township (Jewell County), there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie township (Jewell County) are September, May and June.
In Prairie township (Jewell County), there are 49.6 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 Prairie township (Jewell County) with an average of 15.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Prairie township (Jewell County), there are 137.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Prairie township (Jewell County), there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Prairie township (Jewell 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Prairie township (Jewell County) with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 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 27.5 inches in Prairie township (Jewell County) means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Prairie township (Jewell County) with 10.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 78.0 rainy days annually in Prairie township (Jewell County), which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.1 inches in Prairie township (Jewell County) means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Prairie township (Jewell County) with 4.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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