Sugar Creek, KS Climate


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Sugar Creek, KS is located in the Midwestern United States and has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in Sugar Creek tend to be long and humid, while temperatures can range from cool to hot depending on the weather conditions. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with snowfall often occurring throughout the season. The average temperature for the year is around 54°F (12°C). Rainfall averages around 31 inches (79 cm) annually, with April being the wettest month of the year. The area is also prone to strong winds throughout the year as well as occasional thunderstorms during spring and summer months.

Sugar Creek, Kansas gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sugar Creek averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Sugar Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sugar Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sugar Creek is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Sugar Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Sugar Creek with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Sugar Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sugar Creek are September, May and June.
In Sugar Creek, there are 30.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sugar Creek with an average of 19.7°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Sugar Creek, there are 107.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Sugar Creek, 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek.
June is the wettest month in Sugar Creek with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Sugar Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Sugar Creek with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 85.2 rainy days annually in Sugar Creek, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.4 inches in Sugar Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Sugar Creek with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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