Zip 66010 (Blue Mound, KS) Climate

The climate in 66010 Blue Mound, KS is generally warm with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 38°F, while the average temperature in the summer months is around 83°F. Precipitation levels are fairly low throughout the year, with an average of less than one inch of rain per month. Winters tend to be dry, while summers experience more frequent rainfall, although never too much at once. Humidity levels remain relatively low throughout the year, with occasional spikes during the summer months.

Blue Mound (zip 66010), Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Mound (zip 66010) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Blue Mound (zip 66010). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Mound (zip 66010) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 20
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 66010 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.4 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 66010 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Blue Mound, Kansas	United States
	43.1 in.	38.1 in.
	11.4 in.	27.8 in.
	87.9 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	88.7°	85.8°
	19.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.4	4.3
	1106 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 66010 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66010 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 66010 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66010 zip code, there are 33.9 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 66010 zip code with an average of 19.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66010 zip code, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66010 zip code, there are 3.7 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 66010 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 66010 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66010 zip code with 6.0 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 43.1 inches in the 66010 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66010 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 87.9 rainy days annually in the 66010 zip code, which is rainier 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.4 inches in the 66010 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in the 66010 zip code with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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