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30-year climate normals

Kearny County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

94.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 19.8°F.

Kearny County gets 18.81" of precipitation a year and 19.4" of snow, and 48% 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 46.1° 19.8° 0.39" 5.0"
February 50.0° 22.4° 0.39" 3.4"
March 59.6° 30.0° 0.97" 3.4"
April 68.4° 38.7° 1.57" 1.4"
May 78.7° 49.9° 2.36" 0.2"
June 89.6° 60.5° 3.27" 0.0"
July 94.3° 65.8° 2.81" 0.0"
August 91.8° 63.9° 2.86" 0.0"
September 84.5° 55.4° 1.30" 0.0"
October 71.4° 41.9° 1.64" 0.7"
November 57.5° 29.0° 0.58" 1.1"
December 47.0° 20.9° 0.67" 4.2"

Rainfall by month

Kearny County has a distinct wet season. 48% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.39"
February 0.39"
March 0.97"
April 1.57"
May 2.36"
June 3.27"
July 2.81"
August 2.86"
September 1.30"
October 1.64"
November 0.58"
December 0.67"
Annual total 18.81"

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 1,520
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,870
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $230
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $258

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 Kearny County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Kearny County?

Kearny County averages a high of 94.3°F in July and a low of 19.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 18.81 inches, including 19.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Kearny County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 48% 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 Kearny County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 94.3°F. That drives 1,520 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Kearny County?

Yes. Kearny County averages 19.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LAKIN, KS US (USC00144464), 4.9 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.