30-year climate normals

Meade County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

94.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.6°F.

Meade County gets 23.04" of precipitation a year and 16.9" of snow, and 43% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip	Snow
January	46.0°	18.6°	0.85"	4.6"
February	48.9°	21.9°	0.70"	2.0"
March	59.4°	29.8°	1.67"	3.5"
April	67.7°	38.3°	1.94"	0.4"
May	78.9°	49.8°	2.78"	0.0"
June	88.5°	60.3°	3.67"	0.0"
July	94.4°	65.3°	3.37"	0.0"
August	91.9°	64.3°	2.71"	0.0"
September	84.4°	55.1°	1.56"	0.0"
October	71.5°	41.1°	2.22"	0.2"
November	57.7°	28.8°	0.61"	1.5"
December	47.6°	20.2°	0.96"	4.7"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.85"

February 0.70"

March 1.67"

April 1.94"

May 2.78"

June 3.67"

July 3.37"

August 2.71"

September 1.56"

October 2.22"

November 0.61"

December 0.96"

Annual total 23.04"

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 1,474

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,924

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $223

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $261

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 Meade County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Meade County?

Meade County averages a high of 94.4°F in July and a low of 18.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 23.04 inches, including 16.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Meade County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Meade County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 94.4°F. That drives 1,474 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Meade County?

Yes. Meade County averages 16.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MEADE, KS US (USC00145171), 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.