Pawnee County, KS Climate

Pawnee, KS County has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid to upper 80s during the day, dropping to the mid 50s at night. During the winter months, temperatures can drop into the teens during the day and dip into single digits at night. Precipitation is usually light in Pawnee, KS County, receiving about 15-20 inches of rain per year spread over 18-20 days of precipitation each month. Snowfall is light for this region as well, with Pawnee, KS County usually receiving around 10 inches of snowfall annually.

Pawnee County, Kansas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pawnee County averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 237 sunny days per year in Pawnee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pawnee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Pawnee, Kansas	United States
	24.6 in.	38.1 in.
	15.5 in.	27.8 in.
	62.7 days	106.2 days
	237 days	205 days
	92.2°	85.8°
	18.4°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	2091 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 Pawnee County with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Pawnee County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pawnee County are May, September and October.

In Pawnee County, there are 60.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pawnee County with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

In Pawnee County, there are 127.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Pawnee 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.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Pawnee 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.

June is the wettest month in Pawnee County with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.6 inches in Pawnee County means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Pawnee County with 8.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 62.7 rainy days annually in Pawnee County, which is one of the least rainy 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 15.5 inches in Pawnee County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Pawnee County with 4.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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