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United States / Kansas / Hutchinson Metro Area / Reno County / Pretty Prairie / Zip Codes
Pretty Prairie, KS has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers that average from 87 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit and cold winters averaging from 8 to 24 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 22 inches annually. Snowfall is generally light with an average of 9 inches per year. The area typically experiences moderate levels of wind throughout the year, averaging 11 mph.

Pretty Prairie, Kansas gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pretty Prairie averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Pretty Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pretty Prairie 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pretty Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePretty Prairie, KansasUnited States
  31.6 in.38.1 in.
  12.5 in.27.8 in.
  77.7 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  19.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  1572 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 Pretty Prairie with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Pretty Prairie, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pretty Prairie are May, September and October.
In Pretty Prairie, there are 58.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pretty Prairie with an average of 19.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Pretty Prairie, there are 119.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Pretty Prairie, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Pretty Prairie 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 Pretty Prairie.
June is the wettest month in Pretty Prairie with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.6 inches in Pretty Prairie means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Pretty Prairie with 9.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 77.7 rainy days annually in Pretty Prairie, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.5 inches in Pretty Prairie means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Pretty Prairie with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Movie made in Pretty Prairie
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According to IMDB.COM (Internet Movie Data Base) Pretty Prairie KS was a setting for the 1952 movie "Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie" which starred Jean Peters. The  More

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