Russell County, KS Climate

Russell, KS County has a climate that is best characterized as temperate and continental. Summers are generally warm with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s to lower 90s, while winters tend to be cold with lows in the single digits or teens. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year, although the summer months experience more rain than other seasons. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms and tornadoes during the spring months. Overall, Russell, KS County has fairly mild weather conditions which make it an ideal place to live.

Russell County, Kansas gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Russell County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Russell County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 18
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Russell County 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 Russell County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Russell, Kansas	United States
	26.3 in.	38.1 in.
	18.2 in.	27.8 in.
	70.1 days	106.2 days
	228 days	205 days
	92.3°	85.8°
	17.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.7	4.3
	1751 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 Russell County with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Russell County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Russell County are May, September and June.

In Russell County, there are 55.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Russell County with an average of 17.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Russell County, there are 132.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Russell County, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Russell County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Russell County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.3 inches in Russell County means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Russell County with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 70.1 rainy days annually in Russell County, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.2 inches in Russell County means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Russell County with 4.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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