Zip 66401 (Alma, KS) Climate

The climate in 66401 Alma, KS is a continental type climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The warmest month of the year is typically July, when temperatures average around 80°F (26°C). The coldest month of the year is usually January, when temperatures average around 22°F (-5°C). Generally, summers are relatively dry compared to wetter times of the year which occur during late fall through early spring. The area receives an average of approximately 23 inches (59 cm) of rainfall annually.

Alma (zip 66401), Kansas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alma (zip 66401) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Alma (zip 66401). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alma (zip 66401) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66401 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 66401 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Alma, 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 66401 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In the 66401 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 66401 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 66401 zip code, there are 42.5 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 66401 zip code with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66401 zip code, there are 126.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66401 zip code, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 66401 zip code 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 the 66401 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66401 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in the 66401 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66401 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 92.6 rainy days annually in the 66401 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 17.2 inches in the 66401 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66401 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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