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United States / Kansas / Wichita Metro Area / Sedgwick County / Viola / Zip Codes
Viola, KS has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and hot and humid summers. The average high temperature in January is 38°F and the average high temperature in July is 89°F. Precipitation levels are around 36 inches per year, with snowfall reaching an average of 15 inches in December and January. Despite its relatively dry climate, the area is prone to occasional thunderstorms, hail storms, and tornadoes during the summer months.

Viola, Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Viola averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Viola. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Viola gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 76 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 22
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Viola, 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 Viola with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Viola, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Viola are May, September and October.
In Viola, there are 57.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Viola with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Viola, there are 103.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Viola, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Viola 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 Viola.
June is the wettest month in Viola with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.9 inches in Viola means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Viola with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 76.0 rainy days annually in Viola, 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 11.6 inches in Viola means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Viola with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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