Zip 67878 (Syracuse, KS) Climate

Syracuse, KS, located in the far southwest corner of Kansas, has a semi-arid climate. This means the area generally experiences long, hot summers and short, cold winters with low precipitation levels year round. The temperature ranges from an average high of 95°F in July to an average low of 24°F in January. Average annual precipitation is about 21 inches, with much lower amounts during the summer months and slightly higher amounts during the winter months. Although snowfall is light overall, Syracuse does experience occasional blizzards due to its location on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.

Syracuse (zip 67878), Kansas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Syracuse (zip 67878) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in Syracuse (zip 67878). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Syracuse (zip 67878) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67878 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 67878 zip code, while December and January 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 67878 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In the 67878 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 67878 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 67878 zip code, there are 68.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67878 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67878 zip code, there are 145.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67878 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67878 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 August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 67878 zip code with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.6 inches in the 67878 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

July is the rainiest month in the 67878 zip code with 7.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 61.0 rainy days annually in the 67878 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.1 inches in the 67878 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. March is the snowiest month in the 67878 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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