30-year climate normals

Seward County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 19.7°F.

Seward County gets 21.11" of precipitation a year and 14.4" of snow, and 44% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip	Snow
January	47.6°	19.7°	0.47"	3.5"
February	51.0°	22.2°	0.40"	1.8"
March	60.7°	30.3°	1.20"	2.3"
April	69.6°	38.7°	1.80"	0.4"
May	78.7°	49.8°	2.66"	0.1"
June	88.8°	60.3°	3.31"	0.0"
July	93.2°	65.1°	3.20"	0.0"
August	91.2°	63.6°	2.72"	0.0"
September	83.9°	55.0°	1.53"	0.0"
October	71.5°	42.2°	2.29"	0.7"
November	58.3°	28.6°	0.73"	1.0"
December	47.4°	20.8°	0.80"	4.6"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.47"

February 0.40"

March 1.20"

April 1.80"

May 2.66"

June 3.31"

July 3.20"

August 2.72"

September 1.53"

October 2.29"

November 0.73"

December 0.80"

Annual total 21.11"

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 1,443

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,778

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $218

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $253

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 Seward County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Seward County?

Seward County averages a high of 93.2°F in July and a low of 19.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 21.11 inches, including 14.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Seward County?

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

How hot does it get in Seward County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.2°F. That drives 1,443 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Seward County?

Yes. Seward County averages 14.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LIBERAL, KS US (USC00144695), 10.8 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.