Westwood, KS Climate


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Westwood, KS is a small city located in the state of Kansas. It has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F and the average temperature in winter months is around 20°F. Precipitation is fairly abundant throughout the year, with an average of approximately 36 inches per year. Winters tend to be quite dry, while summers can be very wet at times. Snowfall averages around 15 inches annually and can stay on the ground for several weeks at a time during the winter months.

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

Westwood averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Westwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateWestwood, KansasUnited States
  42.2 in.38.1 in.
  13.5 in.27.8 in.
  94.6 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  88.6°85.8°
  20.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  951 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 Westwood with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Westwood, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Westwood are September, May and June.
In Westwood, there are 33.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Westwood with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Westwood, there are 101.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Westwood, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Westwood 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 Westwood.
June is the wettest month in Westwood with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Westwood means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Westwood with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in Westwood, which is one of the rainiest 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 13.5 inches in Westwood means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Westwood with 4.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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