Climate in Phillips County, Kansas

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

Phillips County averages 20 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 Phillips County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Phillips County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 15
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Phillips County with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Phillips County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Phillips County are May, September and June.

In Phillips County, there are 57.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Phillips County with an average of 15.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In Phillips County, there are 146.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In Phillips County, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Phillips 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.

May is the wettest month in Phillips County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.6 inches in Phillips County means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Phillips County with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 69.6 rainy days annually in Phillips County, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.8 inches in Phillips County means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Phillips County with 4.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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