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30-year climate normals

Grant County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 16.2°F.

Grant County gets 17.76" of precipitation a year and 17.8" 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 45.6° 16.2° 0.43" 4.2"
February 49.8° 19.3° 0.32" 3.1"
March 59.7° 27.1° 1.08" 3.8"
April 68.2° 36.0° 1.51" 1.4"
May 78.2° 47.0° 1.96" 0.1"
June 88.6° 58.6° 2.59" 0.0"
July 92.8° 63.4° 2.88" 0.0"
August 90.4° 61.8° 2.87" 0.0"
September 83.5° 52.9° 1.34" 0.0"
October 70.8° 38.7° 1.60" 0.1"
November 57.2° 26.2° 0.49" 1.3"
December 46.5° 17.5° 0.69" 3.8"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.43"
February 0.32"
March 1.08"
April 1.51"
May 1.96"
June 2.59"
July 2.88"
August 2.87"
September 1.34"
October 1.60"
November 0.49"
December 0.69"
Annual total 17.76"

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 1,286
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,263
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $195
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $279

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 Grant County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Grant County?

Grant County averages a high of 92.8°F in July and a low of 16.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.76 inches, including 17.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Grant 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 Grant County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.8°F. That drives 1,286 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Grant County?

Yes. Grant County averages 17.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ULYSSES 3NE, KS US (USC00148287), 3.5 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.