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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Riley County / Fort Riley / Zip Codes
Fort Riley, KS has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons with average temperatures in the 30s and 40s during the winter months and 70s and 80s during the summer months. Precipitation is abundant throughout each season, and Fort Riley typically receives around 34 inches of rain annually, along with occasional snowfall in the colder months. April through October tends to be warmest while December through February experience the coldest temperatures.

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

Fort Riley averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Fort Riley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Riley 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 18
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Fort Riley, 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 Fort Riley with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Fort Riley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Riley are May, September and June.
In Fort Riley, there are 43.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Riley with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Fort Riley, there are 123.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Fort Riley, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Fort Riley 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 Fort Riley.
June is the wettest month in Fort Riley with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 33.6 inches in Fort Riley means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Riley with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 79.6 rainy days annually in Fort Riley, 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 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.9 inches in Fort Riley means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Fort Riley with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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