Zip 66941 (Esbon, KS) Climate

The climate in 66941 Esbon, KS is very dry and arid. The winters are cold and windy with snowfall occurring occasionally. Summers are characterized by hot, dry weather with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and low 90s. Precipitation is scarce throughout the year and humidity levels are low. Winters can last for months at a time with temperatures staying below freezing for extended periods of time. The area gets plenty of sunshine year-round making it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor activities in the summertime.

Esbon (zip 66941), Kansas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Esbon (zip 66941) averages 24 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 Esbon (zip 66941). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Esbon (zip 66941) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66941 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 66941 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Esbon, Kansas	United States
	27.3 in.	38.1 in.
	23.5 in.	27.8 in.
	77.3 days	106.2 days
	226 days	205 days
	89.4°	85.8°
	13.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	1699 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 66941 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66941 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 66941 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66941 zip code, there are 38.8 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 66941 zip code with an average of 13.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 66941 zip code, there are 147.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 66941 zip code, there are 8.7 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 66941 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 66941 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.3 inches in the 66941 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66941 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 77.3 rainy days annually in the 66941 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 23.5 inches in the 66941 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in the 66941 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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