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30-year climate normals

Sheridan County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.8°F.

Sheridan County gets 22.01" of precipitation a year and 23.7" 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 41.8° 18.8° 0.45" 4.2"
February 44.8° 21.1° 0.59" 6.2"
March 55.6° 29.4° 1.18" 3.9"
April 64.5° 38.8° 2.20" 0.8"
May 73.9° 50.1° 3.21" 0.3"
June 85.3° 61.1° 2.73" 0.0"
July 90.0° 66.1° 3.70" 0.0"
August 87.6° 64.3° 3.16" 0.0"
September 80.0° 55.1° 1.54" 0.2"
October 67.2° 41.3° 1.76" 1.4"
November 53.7° 29.5° 0.81" 1.5"
December 42.9° 21.2° 0.68" 5.2"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.45"
February 0.59"
March 1.18"
April 2.20"
May 3.21"
June 2.73"
July 3.70"
August 3.16"
September 1.54"
October 1.76"
November 0.81"
December 0.68"
Annual total 22.01"

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 1,262
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,417
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $191
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $287

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 Sheridan County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sheridan County?

Sheridan County averages a high of 90.0°F in July and a low of 18.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 22.01 inches, including 23.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.0°F. That drives 1,262 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sheridan County?

Yes. Sheridan County averages 23.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HOXIE, KS US (USC00143837), 0.4 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.