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30-year climate normals

Ness County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 15.7°F.

Ness County gets 22.59" of precipitation a year and 15.4" of snow, and 43% 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 44.3° 15.7° 0.56" 3.2"
February 47.9° 18.5° 0.74" 3.5"
March 58.5° 27.3° 1.40" 3.3"
April 67.5° 36.3° 1.93" 0.4"
May 77.2° 47.9° 2.99" 0.1"
June 88.2° 59.3° 2.83" 0.0"
July 93.2° 64.8° 3.83" 0.0"
August 90.9° 62.6° 3.07" 0.0"
September 83.6° 53.3° 1.84" 0.0"
October 70.5° 39.0° 1.76" 0.4"
November 56.8° 26.3° 0.76" 1.3"
December 45.5° 17.9° 0.88" 3.2"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.56"
February 0.74"
March 1.40"
April 1.93"
May 2.99"
June 2.83"
July 3.83"
August 3.07"
September 1.84"
October 1.76"
November 0.76"
December 0.88"
Annual total 22.59"

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 1,356
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,375
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $205
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $285

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 Ness County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Ness County?

Ness County averages a high of 93.2°F in July and a low of 15.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 22.59 inches, including 15.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Ness County?

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

How hot does it get in Ness County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.2°F. That drives 1,356 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Ness County?

Yes. Ness County averages 15.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NESS CITY, KS US (USC00145692), 2 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.