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United States / Kansas / McPherson Metro Area / McPherson County / Roxbury / Zip Codes
Roxbury, KS experiences typical Midwestern weather, with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 81°F, with lows dipping down to around 60°F. In the winter months, temperatures typically range between 17°F and 35°F. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year with a total of about 41 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall averages about 10 inches per year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Roxbury is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kansas.

6.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Roxbury, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRoxbury, KansasUnited States
  32.0 in.38.1 in.
  15.0 in.27.8 in.
  79.0 days106.2 days
  225 days205 days
  93.2°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  7.17
  54.3
  1339 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 Roxbury with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Roxbury, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Roxbury are May, September and October.
In Roxbury, there are 60.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Roxbury with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Roxbury, there are 117.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Roxbury, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Roxbury 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 Roxbury.
May is the wettest month in Roxbury with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 32.0 inches in Roxbury means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Roxbury with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 79.0 rainy days annually in Roxbury, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.0 inches in Roxbury means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Roxbury with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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