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30-year climate normals

Stevens County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.1°F.

Stevens County gets 19.73" of precipitation a year and 12.9" of snow, and 47% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 47.4° 20.1° 0.46" 2.9"
February 51.5° 22.6° 0.31" 1.5"
March 60.6° 30.7° 1.14" 2.8"
April 69.0° 39.4° 1.58" 0.5"
May 78.6° 50.2° 2.18" 0.0"
June 88.3° 59.9° 3.40" 0.0"
July 92.3° 64.6° 2.67" 0.0"
August 89.7° 62.9° 3.17" 0.0"
September 82.9° 54.8° 1.77" 0.0"
October 70.5° 41.6° 1.61" 0.1"
November 57.7° 29.3° 0.51" 1.1"
December 47.1° 21.0° 0.93" 4.0"

Rainfall by month

Stevens County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.46"
February 0.31"
March 1.14"
April 1.58"
May 2.18"
June 3.40"
July 2.67"
August 3.17"
September 1.77"
October 1.61"
November 0.51"
December 0.93"
Annual total 19.73"

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 1,349
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,769
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $204
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 Stevens County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Stevens County?

Stevens County averages a high of 92.3°F in July and a low of 20.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 19.73 inches, including 12.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Stevens County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 47% 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 Stevens County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.3°F. That drives 1,349 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Stevens County?

Yes. Stevens County averages 12.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HUGOTON, KS US (USC00143855), 2.9 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.