Zip 67548 (La Crosse, KS) Climate

La Crosse, KS has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation in the area averages out to be about 33 inches per year, spread out evenly throughout the year. The city experiences all four seasons, with mild spring and fall temperatures making the two transition seasons particularly enjoyable for its residents.

La Crosse (zip 67548), Kansas gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Crosse (zip 67548) averages 17 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 La Crosse (zip 67548). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Crosse (zip 67548) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 17
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67548 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67548 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Crosse, Kansas	United States
	24.9 in.	38.1 in.
	16.9 in.	27.8 in.
	68.9 days	106.2 days
	241 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	17.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5	4.3
	2056 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 67548 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the 67548 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 67548 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 67548 zip code, there are 55.9 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 67548 zip code with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67548 zip code, there are 133.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67548 zip code, there are 4.9 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 67548 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 67548 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.9 inches in the 67548 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67548 zip code with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 68.9 rainy days annually in the 67548 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 16.9 inches in the 67548 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67548 zip code with 4.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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