Zip 67761 (Wallace, KS) Climate

Wallace, KS, USA has a warm and humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures that often reach into the low 90s Fahrenheit (32-34°C). Winters can be cold with temperatures dropping to the single digits Fahrenheit (-17-9°C). Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year mostly in the form of rainfall, but snow does occur in Wallace during the colder months. The area gets an average of 33 inches (83 cm) of rain annually and 14 inches (35 cm) of snow.

Wallace (zip 67761), Kansas gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wallace (zip 67761) averages 24 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 Wallace (zip 67761). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wallace (zip 67761) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 17
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67761 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

8.4 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67761 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 67761 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In the 67761 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 67761 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 67761 zip code, there are 55.8 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 67761 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67761 zip code, there are 150.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67761 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67761 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 67761 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.6 inches in the 67761 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 67761 zip code with 7.9 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 60.1 rainy days annually in the 67761 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.3 inches in the 67761 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in the 67761 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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