Osawatomie township, KS Climate

Osawatomie Township in Kansas has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers, cold and dry winters, and generally mild springs and autumns. Average temperatures range from 0 to 32°C (32 to 90°F) throughout the year, with July being the hottest month on average. Precipitation levels in Osawatomie Township range from about 35 to 40 cm (14-16 inches) annually. The township is also subject to occasional thunderstorms as well as severe weather including hail, strong winds, and tornadoes. Snowfall averages around 20cm (8 inches) per year.

Osawatomie township, Kansas gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osawatomie township averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Osawatomie township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osawatomie township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Osawatomie township is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Osawatomie township, 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.

July is the hottest month for Osawatomie township with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Osawatomie township, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Osawatomie township are September, May and June.

In Osawatomie township, there are 32.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Osawatomie township with an average of 19.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Osawatomie township, there are 110.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

In Osawatomie township, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Osawatomie township 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 Osawatomie township.

June is the wettest month in Osawatomie township with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Osawatomie township means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Osawatomie township with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 82.1 rainy days annually in Osawatomie township, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.1 inches in Osawatomie township means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Osawatomie township with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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