Ottawa Metro Area, KS Climate


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The climate in the Ottawa, KS Metro Area is relatively mild. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the eighties during the day and dropping into the sixties at night. Winters are cold but milder than other areas of Kansas, with temperatures often hovering around freezing during the day and dropping further at night. The area receives an average of 25 inches of precipitation over the course of a year, with snowfall occasionally reaching up to fifteen inches in some parts. Overall, Ottawa's climate provides for comfortable living conditions throughout all four seasons.

Ottawa Metro Area, Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ottawa Metro Area averages 11 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 Ottawa Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ottawa Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the Ottawa metro area, 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 the Ottawa metro area with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the Ottawa 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 Ottawa metro area are September, May and June.
In the Ottawa metro area, there are 35.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Ottawa metro area with an average of 19.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In the Ottawa metro area, there are 112.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In the Ottawa metro area, there are 4.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Ottawa 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 Ottawa metro area.
June is the wettest month in the Ottawa metro area with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.5 inches in the Ottawa metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in the Ottawa metro area with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 84.4 rainy days annually in the Ottawa metro area, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in the Ottawa metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the Ottawa metro area with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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