Zip 66936 (Burr Oak, KS) Climate

66936 Burr Oak, KS, USA has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area typically experiences hot and humid weather during the summer months, with temperatures reaching upwards of 90°F on occasion. Winters are typically cold and snowy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing. Precipitation in the area is moderate throughout the year, with rainfall usually staying above four inches each month from April to October.

Burr Oak (zip 66936), Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burr Oak (zip 66936) averages 23 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 Burr Oak (zip 66936). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burr Oak (zip 66936) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 14
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66936 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 66936 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Burr Oak, Kansas	United States
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	89.4°	85.8°
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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 66936 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66936 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 66936 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66936 zip code, there are 38.7 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 66936 zip code with an average of 13.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 66936 zip code, there are 147.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 66936 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 66936 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 66936 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.4 inches in the 66936 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66936 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 80.5 rainy days annually in the 66936 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.4 inches in the 66936 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in the 66936 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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