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30-year climate normals

Scott County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 15.9°F.

Scott County gets 20.18" of precipitation a year and 19.6" of snow, and 46% 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 43.9° 15.9° 0.44" 4.5"
February 47.3° 18.7° 0.52" 4.0"
March 57.8° 26.7° 1.13" 3.9"
April 66.6° 35.4° 1.88" 1.8"
May 76.5° 46.9° 2.65" 0.0"
June 87.7° 58.3° 3.16" 0.0"
July 92.5° 63.4° 3.06" 0.0"
August 89.8° 61.4° 3.05" 0.0"
September 82.3° 52.3° 1.45" 0.0"
October 69.3° 38.4° 1.53" 1.2"
November 55.5° 26.0° 0.64" 1.1"
December 44.9° 17.5° 0.67" 3.1"

Rainfall by month

Scott County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.44"
February 0.52"
March 1.13"
April 1.88"
May 2.65"
June 3.16"
July 3.06"
August 3.05"
September 1.45"
October 1.53"
November 0.64"
December 0.67"
Annual total 20.18"

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 1,225
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,518
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $185
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $292

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 Scott County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Scott County?

Scott County averages a high of 92.5°F in July and a low of 15.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 20.18 inches, including 19.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Scott County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 46% 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 Scott County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.5°F. That drives 1,225 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Scott County?

Yes. Scott County averages 19.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SCOTT CITY, KS US (USC00147271), 0.8 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.