Cowley County, KS Climate

Cowley County, KS has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 81°F and the average temperature in the winter is around 40°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but the months of May, June, July, and August tend to be the wettest. Snowfall accumulation can reach up to 6 inches on average during the winter months, and during warm spells in late spring or early fall it can reach to temperatures as high as 80°F.

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

Cowley County averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Cowley County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cowley County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Cowley County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Cowley County with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Cowley County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cowley County are May, September and June.

In Cowley County, there are 50.2 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 Cowley County with an average of 20.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Cowley County, there are 108.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Cowley County, there are 1.8 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 Cowley County 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 Cowley County.

June is the wettest month in Cowley County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Cowley County means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Cowley County with 9.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 78.9 rainy days annually in Cowley County, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.2 inches in Cowley County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Cowley County with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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