Zip 66767 (Prescott, KS) Climate

The climate in 66767 Prescott, KS is generally moderate and pleasant throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid, with average high temperatures reaching 86°F (30°C) in July and August. Winters are mild, with average low temperatures rarely dropping below freezing except for a few days per year. Precipitation levels are low, averaging only about 21 inches (54 cm) annually across the area. The region typically experiences around 200 sunny days each year, making it an ideal spot for outdoor activities such as hiking or camping in the warmer months.

Prescott (zip 66767), Kansas gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prescott (zip 66767) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Prescott (zip 66767). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prescott (zip 66767) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66767 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.4 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 66767 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 66767 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66767 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 66767 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 66767 zip code, there are 36.8 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 66767 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66767 zip code, there are 107.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In the 66767 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 66767 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 66767 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66767 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in the 66767 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66767 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 87.7 rainy days annually in the 66767 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in the 66767 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 66767 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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