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30-year climate normals

Clay County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.8°F.

Clay County gets 31.85" of precipitation a year and 10.8" of snow, and 42% 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 38.7° 17.8° 0.72" 3.1"
February 43.7° 21.3° 1.09" 2.0"
March 55.3° 30.8° 1.94" 0.8"
April 65.7° 41.2° 2.83" 0.6"
May 75.7° 53.4° 4.90" 0.0"
June 86.0° 63.7° 4.50" 0.0"
July 91.1° 68.4° 3.98" 0.0"
August 88.6° 65.8° 4.13" 0.0"
September 80.8° 56.9° 2.89" 0.0"
October 68.2° 43.6° 2.24" 0.2"
November 53.4° 30.9° 1.49" 0.9"
December 41.6° 21.4° 1.14" 3.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 42% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.72"
February 1.09"
March 1.94"
April 2.83"
May 4.90"
June 4.50"
July 3.98"
August 4.13"
September 2.89"
October 2.24"
November 1.49"
December 1.14"
Annual total 31.85"

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 1,467
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,317
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $222
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $282

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 Clay County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Clay County?

Clay County averages a high of 91.1°F in July and a low of 17.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 31.85 inches, including 10.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Clay County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 42% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Clay County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.1°F. That drives 1,467 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Clay County?

Yes. Clay County averages 10.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLAY CTR, KS US (USC00141559), 3 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.