Zip 67756 (St. Francis, KS) Climate

The climate in St. Francis, KS (67756) is generally mild and fairly dry. Summers tend to be hot and humid, reaching temperatures as high as 90 degrees during the day; while nights remain comfortable with temperatures typically falling into the mid-to-high sixties. Winters in St. Francis are usually cold, with temperatures typically staying between 20 and 40 degrees. Rainfall is relatively low throughout the year, although spring does bring some heavy rains from time to time. Snowfall is typically light for most of the winter season, however occasional snow storms will bring anywhere from a few inches to a foot or more of snow accumulation.

St. Francis (zip 67756), Kansas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Francis (zip 67756) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in St. Francis (zip 67756). The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Francis (zip 67756) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67756 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67756 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	St. Francis, Kansas	United States
	18.4 in.	38.1 in.
	27.9 in.	27.8 in.
	63.4 days	106.2 days
	260 days	205 days
	91.0°	85.8°
	15.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5.1	4.3
	3299 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 67756 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In the 67756 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 67756 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 67756 zip code, there are 51.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67756 zip code with an average of 15.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67756 zip code, there are 160.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67756 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67756 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 67756 zip code with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.4 inches in the 67756 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67756 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 63.4 rainy days annually in the 67756 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in the 67756 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67756 zip code with 5.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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