Linn County, KS Climate

Linn, KS County has a humid continental climate that is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature for the area is 54°F, with July being the hottest month and January being the coldest. Precipitation in the county averages 38 inches per year, with April as the wettest month and October as the driest month. Winters in Linn, KS County can be quite cold and snowfall averages 16 inches annually. Summers are typically hot; temperatures often reach into the 90s during July and August.

Linn County, Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Linn County averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Linn County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Linn County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Linn 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 Linn County with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Linn County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Linn County are September, May and June.

In Linn County, there are 34.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Linn County with an average of 19.7°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Linn County, there are 110.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Linn County, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Linn 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 Linn County.

June is the wettest month in Linn County with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in Linn County means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Linn County with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 85.1 rainy days annually in Linn County, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Linn County means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Linn County with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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