Zip 66701 (Fort Scott, KS) Climate

The climate in 66701 Fort Scott, KS is characterized by warm and humid summers and relatively mild winters with plenty of sunshine year-round. The average temperature in the summer months ranges between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter months it tends to stay between 30 and 50 degrees. Precipitation levels are fairly average throughout the year, with most of it falling as rain during the warmer months. Due to its proximity to both the Missouri River and Oklahoma, Fort Scott experiences some occasional bouts of severe weather including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hail storms.

Fort Scott (zip 66701), Kansas gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Scott (zip 66701) averages 10 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 Fort Scott (zip 66701). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Scott (zip 66701) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66701 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

6.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 66701 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 66701 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66701 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 66701 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 66701 zip code, there are 41.2 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 66701 zip code with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66701 zip code, there are 99.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In the 66701 zip code, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 66701 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 66701 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66701 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 66701 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66701 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in the 66701 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 10.0 inches in the 66701 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66701 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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