Sedgwick County, KS Climate

Sedgwick County, KS experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures typically reaching the high 80s. Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures often dropping to the single digits or even below zero at night. The area receives around 31 inches of rain each year, mostly during the spring and summer months. Additionally, Sedgwick County gets an average of 35 inches of snow annually. This makes winter a picturesque time in the area due to its beautiful snow-covered landscape.

Sedgwick County, Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sedgwick County averages 13 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 Sedgwick County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sedgwick County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 22
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sedgwick County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

6.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

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

Climate	Sedgwick, Kansas	United States
	33.8 in.	38.1 in.
	12.5 in.	27.8 in.
	78.1 days	106.2 days
	225 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	21.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.8	4.3
	1362 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 Sedgwick County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Sedgwick County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sedgwick County are May, September and October.

In Sedgwick County, there are 54.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sedgwick County with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Sedgwick County, there are 103.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Sedgwick County, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Sedgwick 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Sedgwick County.

June is the wettest month in Sedgwick County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.8 inches in Sedgwick County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Sedgwick County with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 78.1 rainy days annually in Sedgwick County, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.5 inches in Sedgwick County means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Sedgwick County with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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