Grant County, KS Climate

Grant, KS County has a temperate climate with hot summers and chilly winters. During the summer months, average temperatures range from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while during the winter season temperatures drop to an average of 30-45 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with annual averages of around 33 inches. Snowfall averages about 10 inches each winter and wind speeds tend to stay relatively calm all year round, rarely reaching higher than 7 miles per hour.

Grant County, Kansas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Grant County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grant County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Grant County is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.8 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Grant, Kansas	United States
	18.0 in.	38.1 in.
	18.4 in.	27.8 in.
	60.3 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	93.9°	85.8°
	17.4°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	5.4	4.3
	3059 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 Grant County with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Grant County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grant County are May, October and September.

In Grant County, there are 72.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grant County with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Grant County, there are 140.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Grant County, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

Humidity in Grant County is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in Grant County with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.0 inches in Grant County means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

June is the rainiest month in Grant County with 8.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 60.3 rainy days annually in Grant County, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.4 inches in Grant County means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Grant County with 4.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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