Mound Valley, KS Climate

Mound Valley, KS has a unique climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high in July is 91.3°F while the average low in January is 20°F. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year with an annual rainfall of about 36 inches and snowfall of 11 inches. The area experiences an average of 214 sunny days per year, with humidity levels ranging from 18% to 89%.

Mound Valley, Kansas gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mound Valley averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in Mound Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mound Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mound Valley is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kansas.

6.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Mound Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Mound Valley with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Mound Valley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mound Valley are May, September and June.

In Mound Valley, there are 44.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mound Valley with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Mound Valley, there are 101.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In Mound Valley, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Mound Valley during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Mound Valley.

May is the wettest month in Mound Valley with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in Mound Valley means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Mound Valley with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in Mound Valley, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.4 inches in Mound Valley means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Mound Valley with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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I am a Mound Valley citizen and I have to say that if you are planning to move to Kansas there is no better place than Mound Valley Kansas. There is no better place to More

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