Zip 67739 (Herndon, KS) Climate

Herndon, KS has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures can reach up to 90°F (32°C) while winter temperatures can dip as low as 15°F (-9°C). The area is susceptible to frequent thunderstorms during the spring and summer months, while winter snowfall averages around 18 inches per year. Winters are generally dry and clear with little rainfall in the colder months.

Herndon (zip 67739), Kansas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Herndon (zip 67739) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 253 sunny days per year in Herndon (zip 67739). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Herndon (zip 67739) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 72 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 15
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67739 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67739 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Herndon, Kansas	United States
	22.6 in.	38.1 in.
	29.4 in.	27.8 in.
	72.3 days	106.2 days
	253 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	14.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.1	4.3
	2689 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 the 67739 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the 67739 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 67739 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 67739 zip code, there are 55.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67739 zip code with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67739 zip code, there are 161.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67739 zip code, there are 8.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67739 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 67739 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 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 22.6 inches in the 67739 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67739 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 72.3 rainy days annually in the 67739 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.4 inches in the 67739 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67739 zip code with 6.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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