Cost to Own
United States › Kansas › Douglas County › Climate Station CLINTON LAKE, KS US Distance 4 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Douglas County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.4°F.

Douglas County gets 37.74" of precipitation a year, and 38% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

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 Precip
January 38.0° 18.4° 0.84"
February 43.6° 22.5° 1.28"
March 54.6° 32.6° 2.03"
April 64.8° 42.9° 3.94"
May 73.7° 53.7° 5.01"
June 82.7° 63.7° 5.55"
July 87.7° 68.1° 3.84"
August 87.0° 66.1° 4.57"
September 79.1° 57.1° 3.99"
October 67.2° 44.5° 3.25"
November 53.4° 33.1° 1.94"
December 42.1° 23.4° 1.50"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 38% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 0.84"
February 1.28"
March 2.03"
April 3.94"
May 5.01"
June 5.55"
July 3.84"
August 4.57"
September 3.99"
October 3.25"
November 1.94"
December 1.50"
Annual total 37.74"

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 1,299
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,212
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $197
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $276

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 Douglas County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Douglas County?

Douglas County averages a high of 87.7°F in July and a low of 18.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 37.74 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Douglas County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 38% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Douglas County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.7°F. That drives 1,299 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Douglas County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Douglas County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLINTON LAKE, KS US (USC00141612), 4 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.