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30-year climate normals

Barton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.2°F.

Barton County gets 27.3" of precipitation a year and 11.5" of snow, and 45% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 42.5° 18.2° 0.71" 2.2"
February 47.0° 21.0° 0.89" 2.6"
March 57.7° 30.0° 1.56" 2.3"
April 67.6° 39.3° 2.15" 0.3"
May 76.4° 50.7° 4.83" 0.0"
June 86.7° 60.9° 3.66" 0.0"
July 91.3° 65.2° 3.86" 0.0"
August 89.0° 63.4° 3.69" 0.0"
September 81.7° 54.9° 1.98" 0.0"
October 69.4° 41.9° 1.96" 0.1"
November 55.1° 29.3° 1.00" 1.7"
December 43.5° 20.3° 1.01" 2.3"

Rainfall by month

Barton County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.71"
February 0.89"
March 1.56"
April 2.15"
May 4.83"
June 3.66"
July 3.86"
August 3.69"
September 1.98"
October 1.96"
November 1.00"
December 1.01"
Annual total 27.3"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,320
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,188
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $200
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $275

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Barton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Barton County?

Barton County averages a high of 91.3°F in July and a low of 18.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 27.3 inches, including 11.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Barton County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 45% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Barton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.3°F. That drives 1,320 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Barton County?

Yes. Barton County averages 11.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GREAT BEND 3W, KS US (USC00143218), 8.9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Kansas residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.