Zip 67584 (Utica, KS) Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Ness County / No City / Utica (zip 67584)
Utica, KS has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the mid-90's, while winters are cold and severe with temperatures dropping to the teens and lower. Average yearly precipitation is around 31 inches, falling mainly as rain in the spring and summer months. Winters can be quite dry, however, snowfall is usually moderate in most years. The area experiences an average of 15 days of measurable precipitation each year.

Utica (zip 67584), Kansas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Utica (zip 67584) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Utica (zip 67584). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Utica (zip 67584) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67584 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 67584 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 67584 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the 67584 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 67584 zip code are May, September and June.
In the 67584 zip code, there are 59.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67584 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In the 67584 zip code, there are 145.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.
In the 67584 zip code, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
Humidity in the 67584 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in the 67584 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.0 inches in the 67584 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in the 67584 zip code with 7.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 55.7 rainy days annually in the 67584 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.9 inches in the 67584 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67584 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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