Rooks County, KS Climate

Rooks County, KS has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average summer temperatures range from the upper 70s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can dip as low as the teens. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, with most of it coming between April and July. The area receives an average of 28 inches of snow each year. Due to its location in the Great Plains region, Rooks County is prone to severe weather such as tornadoes and thunderstorms, so residents should be aware of this risk when living in or visiting the area.

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

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

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Rooks County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rooks County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 16
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rooks 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 Rooks County with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Rooks County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rooks County are May, September and June.

In Rooks County, there are 56.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rooks County with an average of 15.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Rooks County, there are 146.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In Rooks County, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Rooks 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.

July is the wettest month in Rooks County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.9 inches in Rooks County means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Rooks County with 9.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 65.7 rainy days annually in Rooks County, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.2 inches in Rooks County means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Rooks County with 4.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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