Climate in Salina Metro Area, Kansas

Salina Metro Area, Kansas gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Salina Metro Area averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Salina Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salina Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 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 19
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for the Salina metro area with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the Salina metro area, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Salina metro area are May, September and October.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Salina metro area with an average of 18.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

In the Salina metro area, there are 57.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

In the Salina metro area, there are 122.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

In the Salina metro area, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

May is the wettest month in the Salina metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.5 inches in the Salina metro area means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Salina metro area with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 74.4 rainy days annually in the Salina metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer 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 16.5 inches in the Salina metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the Salina metro area with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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