Zip 66955 (Mahaska, KS) Climate

66955 Mahaska, KS has a warm and humid climate. Summers are typically hot and muggy, with temperatures often reaching into the mid 80s Fahrenheit (29°C). Winters in the area can be quite cold, with temperatures dropping to around 20-30°F (-6 to -1°C). Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with most months averaging between 2-4 inches of rain or snow. The area gets some snowfall in the winter months. Spring and autumn are generally mild and pleasant seasons in 66955 Mahaska, KS.

Mahaska (zip 66955), Kansas gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mahaska (zip 66955) averages 22 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 Mahaska (zip 66955). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mahaska (zip 66955) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 15
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66955 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 66955 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 66955 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66955 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 66955 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66955 zip code, there are 38.6 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 66955 zip code with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 66955 zip code, there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66955 zip code, there are 8.5 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 66955 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.

June is the wettest month in the 66955 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.7 inches in the 66955 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66955 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 79.2 rainy days annually in the 66955 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 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in the 66955 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66955 zip code with 5.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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