Zip 66710 (Altoona, KS) Climate

The climate in 66710 Altoona, KS is relatively mild year-round. In the winter months, temperatures usually stay between 25 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit, while summers tend to be warm with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-80s. Precipitation levels are generally average for the area, but snowfall can range from a few inches per month in the winter to no snow at all in some years. The length of daylight hours fluctuates with the changing of seasons, becoming longer in summer and shorter in winter.

Altoona (zip 66710), Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Altoona (zip 66710) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Altoona (zip 66710). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Altoona (zip 66710) 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66710 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

6.7 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 66710 zip code, 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.

August is the hottest month for the 66710 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In the 66710 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 66710 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 66710 zip code, there are 44.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 66710 zip code with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In the 66710 zip code, there are 100.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In the 66710 zip code, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 66710 zip code 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 66710 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66710 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in the 66710 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66710 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 86.6 rainy days annually in the 66710 zip code, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in the 66710 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66710 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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