Atchison Metro Area, KS Climate

Atchison, KS Metro Area has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 54°F, with summer temperatures peaking at an average of 84°F and winter temperatures dropping to an average low of 25°F. The area receives an average of 39 inches of precipitation per year, with the majority falling in the warmer months. Snowfall is also common in the area, although it varies from year to year depending on the severity of the winter.

Atchison Metro Area, Kansas gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atchison Metro Area averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Atchison Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atchison Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the Atchison metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Atchison, Kansas	United States
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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 the Atchison metro area with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In the Atchison metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Atchison metro area are September, May and June.

In the Atchison metro area, there are 28.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Atchison metro area with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the Atchison metro area, there are 117.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

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

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Atchison metro area 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 the Atchison metro area.

June is the wettest month in the Atchison metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 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 37.5 inches in the Atchison metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Atchison metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 87.3 rainy days annually in the Atchison metro area, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.3 inches in the Atchison metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in the Atchison metro area with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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