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30-year climate normals

Smith County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 15.7°F.

Smith County gets 26.1" of precipitation a year and 18.3" of snow, and 46% 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 38.9° 15.7° 0.59" 4.4"
February 43.7° 18.8° 0.70" 5.9"
March 55.4° 27.9° 1.45" 2.3"
April 65.7° 37.9° 2.12" 0.7"
May 75.7° 50.2° 4.00" 0.0"
June 87.1° 61.0° 3.64" 0.0"
July 92.1° 66.1° 4.39" 0.0"
August 89.1° 63.4° 3.42" 0.0"
September 81.7° 54.4° 1.98" 0.0"
October 68.1° 40.7° 1.86" 0.5"
November 53.4° 27.7° 1.16" 1.5"
December 40.9° 18.6° 0.79" 3.0"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.59"
February 0.70"
March 1.45"
April 2.12"
May 4.00"
June 3.64"
July 4.39"
August 3.42"
September 1.98"
October 1.86"
November 1.16"
December 0.79"
Annual total 26.1"

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 1,342
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,645
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $203
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $299

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 Smith County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Smith County?

Smith County averages a high of 92.1°F in July and a low of 15.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 26.1 inches, including 18.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Smith County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, 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 Smith County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.1°F. That drives 1,342 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Smith County?

Yes. Smith County averages 18.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SMITH CTR, KS US (USC00147542), 0.6 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.