Zip 66862 (Matfield Green, KS) Climate

66862 Matfield Green, KS experiences hot summers and cold winters with relatively moderate humidity levels. The average high during the summer months is 84°F and the average low in the winter is around 25°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with the most rain occurring during the spring and early summer months. Snowfall is minimal, typically only occurring during late winter months.

Matfield Green (zip 66862), Kansas gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Matfield Green (zip 66862) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Matfield Green (zip 66862). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Matfield Green (zip 66862) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 18
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66862 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 66862 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 66862 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66862 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 66862 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66862 zip code, there are 38.5 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 66862 zip code with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66862 zip code, there are 122.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

In the 66862 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 66862 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 66862 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66862 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in the 66862 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66862 zip code with 9.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 71.3 rainy days annually in the 66862 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.4 inches in the 66862 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66862 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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