Kearny County, KS Climate

Kearny County, KS has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 86°F, while the average winter temperature ranges from 20°F to 29°F. Precipitation is generally light year round, with an average of approximately 13 inches per year. Winters tend to be dry and sunny, while summers are typically humid and muggy. Kearny County is also prone to extreme weather events such as thunderstorms, hail, blizzards, and even tornadoes on occasion.

Kearny County, Kansas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kearny County averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 246 sunny days per year in Kearny County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kearny County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kearny County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

8.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

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

Climate	Kearny, Kansas	United States
	18.8 in.	38.1 in.
	19.4 in.	27.8 in.
	64.1 days	106.2 days
	246 days	205 days
	92.8°	85.8°
	17.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.6	4.3
	3165 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 Kearny County with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Kearny County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kearny County are May, September and October.

In Kearny County, there are 64.7 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 Kearny County with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Kearny County, there are 140.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Kearny County, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

Humidity in Kearny 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 Kearny County with 3.1 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 18.8 inches in Kearny County means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

June is the rainiest month in Kearny County with 8.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 64.1 rainy days annually in Kearny County, which is less rainy than most 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 19.4 inches in Kearny County means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Kearny County with 5.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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