Zip 67740 (Hoxie, KS) Climate

67740 Hoxie, KS experiences hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, with days often topping off at 90°F. In the winter months, temperatures tend to stay around 40-50°F, with occasional dips into the single digits during particularly cold spells. There is also a good amount of precipitation throughout the year, typically around 30 inches annually.

Hoxie (zip 67740), Kansas gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hoxie (zip 67740) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in Hoxie (zip 67740). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hoxie (zip 67740) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 16
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67740 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

8.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67740 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hoxie, Kansas	United States
	21.2 in.	38.1 in.
	19.2 in.	27.8 in.
	66.2 days	106.2 days
	258 days	205 days
	90.1°	85.8°
	16.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.9	4.3
	2726 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 67740 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 67740 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 67740 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 67740 zip code, there are 46.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67740 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67740 zip code, there are 149.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67740 zip code, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67740 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 67740 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.2 inches in the 67740 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67740 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 66.2 rainy days annually in the 67740 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 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in the 67740 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67740 zip code with 4.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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