Zip 66104 (Kansas City, KS) Climate

Kansas City, KS has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. In summer, temperatures average around 86°F during the day and drop to an average of 62°F at night. In winter, the temperature averages around 34°F during the day and drops to an average of 18°F at night. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 35 inches annually. Snowfall is usually moderate in the area with an average of 15 inches per year. The region experiences occasional thunderstorms and strong winds due to its location on the Great Plains.

Kansas City (zip 66104), Kansas gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kansas City (zip 66104) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Kansas City (zip 66104). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kansas City (zip 66104) 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66104 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 66104 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 66104 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66104 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 66104 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66104 zip code, there are 33.9 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 66104 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66104 zip code, there are 105.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66104 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 66104 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 66104 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66104 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in the 66104 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66104 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 95.2 rainy days annually in the 66104 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.4 inches in the 66104 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in the 66104 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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