Zip 67637 (Ellis, KS) Climate

The climate in 67637 Ellis, KS is generally mild. Summers are warm but not too hot with average temperatures in the mid-70s and lows in the 50s. Winters are cool but not too cold with temperatures usually staying above 25°F and lows rarely dropping below 0°F. The area gets an average of around 22 inches of rainfall per year, making it a moderate precipitation zone. Snowfall is usually light, averaging around 11 inches annually.

Ellis (zip 67637), Kansas gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ellis (zip 67637) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Ellis (zip 67637). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ellis (zip 67637) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 65 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67637 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67637 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ellis, Kansas	United States
	22.8 in.	38.1 in.
	16.0 in.	27.8 in.
	65.2 days	106.2 days
	241 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	16.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.9	4.3
	2119 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 67637 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the 67637 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 67637 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 67637 zip code, there are 55.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67637 zip code with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67637 zip code, there are 140.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67637 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 67637 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.

July is the wettest month in the 67637 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.8 inches in the 67637 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67637 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 65.2 rainy days annually in the 67637 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.0 inches in the 67637 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67637 zip code with 4.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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