Prairie township (Wilson County), KS Climate


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Prairie Township (Wilson County) in Kansas is a beautiful location with generally mild weather conditions. Summers in the area can get quite warm, with temperatures reaching up into the 90s and sometimes even higher on the hottest days. Winters are usually cold, but not unbearably so, with temperatures dropping down to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit during nights and rising to just below freezing during the day. Spring and Fall months offer an ideal balance between hot and cold with generally pleasant temperatures that are comfortable for outdoor activities. The township is also known for its mild rainfall throughout most of the year.

Prairie township (Wilson County), Kansas gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie township (Wilson County) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Prairie township (Wilson County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie township (Wilson County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Prairie township (Wilson County) 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 Prairie township (Wilson County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePrairie township (Wilson County), KansasUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.0 in.27.8 in.
  76.5 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  89.7°85.8°
  21.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  896 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.

August is the hottest month for Prairie township (Wilson County) with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Prairie township (Wilson County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie township (Wilson County) are May, September and June.
In Prairie township (Wilson County), there are 42.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Prairie township (Wilson County) with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Prairie township (Wilson County), there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Prairie township (Wilson County), there are 2.4 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 Prairie township (Wilson County) 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 Prairie township (Wilson County).
June is the wettest month in Prairie township (Wilson County) with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Prairie township (Wilson County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Prairie township (Wilson County) with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 76.5 rainy days annually in Prairie township (Wilson County), which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in Prairie township (Wilson County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Prairie township (Wilson County) with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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