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30-year climate normals

Osborne County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.4°F.

Osborne County gets 28.59" of precipitation a year and 17.6" of snow, and 44% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 41.6° 14.4° 0.67" 3.8"
February 46.0° 17.9° 0.69" 4.8"
March 56.7° 27.1° 1.55" 2.0"
April 66.5° 36.4° 2.30" 1.2"
May 76.3° 48.3° 4.23" 0.0"
June 87.6° 59.5° 3.51" 0.0"
July 92.6° 65.3° 4.92" 0.0"
August 90.6° 62.6° 3.85" 0.0"
September 82.9° 52.9° 2.64" 0.0"
October 70.0° 39.3° 2.11" 0.4"
November 55.8° 25.9° 1.19" 2.1"
December 44.0° 17.5° 0.93" 3.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.67"
February 0.69"
March 1.55"
April 2.30"
May 4.23"
June 3.51"
July 4.92"
August 3.85"
September 2.64"
October 2.11"
November 1.19"
December 0.93"
Annual total 28.59"

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 1,334
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,584
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $202
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $296

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 Osborne County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Osborne County?

Osborne County averages a high of 92.6°F in July and a low of 14.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 28.59 inches, including 17.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Osborne County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Osborne County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.6°F. That drives 1,334 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Osborne County?

Yes. Osborne County averages 17.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ALTON 1 W, KS US (USC00140201), 14 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.