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30-year climate normals

Cheyenne County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 15.3°F.

Cheyenne County gets 17.56" of precipitation a year and 19.8" of snow, and 47% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

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 43.4° 15.3° 0.38" 4.6"
February 46.1° 17.6° 0.44" 4.5"
March 56.5° 26.3° 0.72" 2.9"
April 64.5° 34.8° 1.63" 1.7"
May 74.1° 45.9° 2.43" 0.0"
June 86.2° 57.1° 2.42" 0.0"
July 91.7° 62.6° 2.89" 0.0"
August 89.3° 60.3° 2.92" 0.0"
September 81.5° 50.3° 1.49" 0.3"
October 67.9° 35.9° 1.29" 0.9"
November 54.5° 24.4° 0.50" 2.0"
December 44.5° 16.2° 0.45" 2.9"

Rainfall by month

Cheyenne County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.38"
February 0.44"
March 0.72"
April 1.63"
May 2.43"
June 2.42"
July 2.89"
August 2.92"
September 1.49"
October 1.29"
November 0.50"
December 0.45"
Annual total 17.56"

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 1,097
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,817
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $166
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $308

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 Cheyenne County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cheyenne County?

Cheyenne County averages a high of 91.7°F in July and a low of 15.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.56 inches, including 19.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cheyenne County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 47% 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 Cheyenne County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.7°F. That drives 1,097 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cheyenne County?

Yes. Cheyenne County averages 19.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SAINT FRANCIS, KS US (USC00147093), 4.5 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.