30-year climate normals

Pawnee County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.9°F.

Pawnee County gets 27.24" of precipitation a year, and 45% 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
January	43.9°	20.9°	0.67"
February	47.3°	23.9°	0.93"
March	57.5°	33.1°	1.74"
April	66.5°	40.4°	2.20"
May	75.8°	52.0°	4.11"
June	85.9°	62.8°	4.21"
July	91.1°	67.4°	3.88"
August	89.6°	65.7°	3.61"
September	82.4°	57.6°	1.82"
October	69.3°	44.7°	2.08"
November	55.6°	32.0°	0.99"
December	44.5°	23.9°	1.00"

Rainfall by month

Pawnee County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.67"

February 0.93"

March 1.74"

April 2.20"

May 4.11"

June 4.21"

July 3.88"

August 3.61"

September 1.82"

October 2.08"

November 0.99"

December 1.00"

Annual total 27.24"

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 1,460

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,860

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $221

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $257

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 Pawnee County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pawnee County?

Pawnee County averages a high of 91.1°F in July and a low of 20.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 27.24 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Pawnee County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 45% 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 Pawnee County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.1°F. That drives 1,460 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pawnee County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Pawnee County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LARNED, KS US (USC00144530), 7.4 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.