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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Cloud County / Shirley / Zip Codes
Shirley, KS has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in summer lies around 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low temperatures can reach below freezing in winter months. Annual precipitation is moderate, averaging around 33 inches per year. Humidity levels are usually moderate throughout the year, although they may dip during colder months due to low temperatures.

Shirley, Kansas gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shirley averages 17 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 Shirley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shirley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Shirley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Shirley with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Shirley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shirley are September, May and June.
In Shirley, there are 42.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shirley with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Shirley, there are 128.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Shirley, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Shirley 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.
June is the wettest month in Shirley with 4.4 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 29.6 inches in Shirley means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Shirley with 10.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 80.4 rainy days annually in Shirley, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer 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 17.3 inches in Shirley means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Shirley with 4.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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