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United States / Kansas / Topeka Metro Area / Wabaunsee County / Wilmington / Zip Codes
Wilmington, KS has a humid continental climate characterized by cold winters and hot summers. The annual average temperature of the city is around 51°F (10.5°C), while the summer months see temperatures peak at an average of 83°F (28°C). Winters bring freezing temperatures that can drop as low as 18°F (-7.8°C). The area experiences moderate levels of precipitation throughout the year with an average rainfall of 28 inches (71 cm) and snowfall of 9 inches (23 cm).

Wilmington, Kansas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wilmington averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Wilmington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wilmington 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Wilmington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wilmington are September, May and June.
In Wilmington, there are 34.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wilmington with an average of 17.6°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Wilmington, there are 122.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Wilmington, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Wilmington 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 Wilmington.
June is the wettest month in Wilmington with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in Wilmington means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Wilmington with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 79.5 rainy days annually in Wilmington, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.2 inches in Wilmington means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Wilmington with 5.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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