Zip 66419 (Denison, KS) Climate

Denison, KS is a small town located in the northern part of the state, and it has a humid continental climate. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90°F during the day and dropping back down to the low 50s at night. Winters are cold with temperatures dipping down below freezing occasionally. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 37 inches per year. Snowfall is also common in the winter months, averaging around 14 inches annually. Overall, Denison has moderate weather for most of the year that is ideal for outdoor activities and exploration within the area.

Denison (zip 66419), Kansas gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Denison (zip 66419) averages 13 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 Denison (zip 66419). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denison (zip 66419) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66419 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 66419 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.

July is the hottest month for the 66419 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In the 66419 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 66419 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66419 zip code, there are 29.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 66419 zip code with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66419 zip code, there are 125.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66419 zip code, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 66419 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 66419 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66419 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in the 66419 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66419 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in the 66419 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.4 inches in the 66419 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in the 66419 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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