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United StatesKansasStafford CountyClimate Station HUDSON, KS US Distance 5.8 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Stafford County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.5°F.

Stafford County gets 28.74" of precipitation a year and 18.1" 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 44.3° 20.5° 0.82" 5.1"
February 48.5° 23.3° 1.05" 3.5"
March 59.3° 32.4° 1.96" 3.0"
April 68.8° 41.8° 2.49" 0.5"
May 78.3° 52.7° 4.64" 0.0"
June 88.8° 63.2° 3.98" 0.0"
July 93.5° 67.8° 4.00" 0.0"
August 91.3° 65.9° 3.35" 0.0"
September 83.7° 57.6° 1.94" 0.0"
October 71.2° 44.3° 2.25" 0.2"
November 56.9° 31.8° 1.21" 1.6"
December 45.4° 23.0° 1.05" 4.2"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.82"
February 1.05"
March 1.96"
April 2.49"
May 4.64"
June 3.98"
July 4.00"
August 3.35"
September 1.94"
October 2.25"
November 1.21"
December 1.05"
Annual total 28.74"

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 1,624
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,711
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $246
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $249

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 Stafford County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Stafford County?

Stafford County averages a high of 93.5°F in July and a low of 20.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 28.74 inches, including 18.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Stafford 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 Stafford County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.5°F. That drives 1,624 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Stafford County?

Yes. Stafford County averages 18.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HUDSON, KS US (USC00143847), 5.8 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.