Zip 66549 (Westmoreland, KS) Climate

66549 Westmoreland, KS has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the high 70s to low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from the single digits to the mid-30s Fahrenheit. Spring and autumn months are milder, generally in the 40s and 50s Fahrenheit. The area experiences moderate rain throughout the year, although spring and summer typically have more precipitation than other times of year.

Westmoreland (zip 66549), Kansas gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westmoreland (zip 66549) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Westmoreland (zip 66549). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westmoreland (zip 66549) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66549 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 66549 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 66549 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66549 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 66549 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 66549 zip code, there are 42.3 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 66549 zip code with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66549 zip code, there are 129.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 66549 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 66549 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 66549 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 66549 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 66549 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 66549 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 81.1 rainy days annually in the 66549 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.2 inches in the 66549 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in the 66549 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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