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30-year climate normals

Dickinson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

94.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 21.7°F.

Dickinson County gets 34.28" of precipitation a year and 12.2" of snow, and 41% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 43.2° 21.7° 0.86" 4.1"
February 48.6° 25.2° 1.43" 2.8"
March 59.7° 34.9° 2.23" 1.7"
April 69.7° 44.7° 3.26" 0.2"
May 78.9° 54.7° 5.20" 0.0"
June 89.4° 64.8° 4.18" 0.0"
July 94.4° 69.4° 4.75" 0.0"
August 92.1° 67.4° 4.27" 0.0"
September 84.2° 58.9° 2.54" 0.0"
October 71.2° 46.4° 2.47" 0.2"
November 57.1° 34.1° 1.59" 1.0"
December 45.4° 24.5° 1.50" 2.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.86"
February 1.43"
March 2.23"
April 3.26"
May 5.20"
June 4.18"
July 4.75"
August 4.27"
September 2.54"
October 2.47"
November 1.59"
December 1.50"
Annual total 34.28"

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 1,803
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,491
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $273
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $238

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 Dickinson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Dickinson County?

Dickinson County averages a high of 94.4°F in July and a low of 21.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 34.28 inches, including 12.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Dickinson County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Dickinson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 94.4°F. That drives 1,803 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Dickinson County?

Yes. Dickinson County averages 12.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ABILENE, KS US (USC00140010), 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.