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66537 Scranton, KS has a warm semi-arid climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperatures range from 40掳F in the winter to 90掳F in the summer. Precipitation is fairly low at about 15 inches a year, most of which falls in the form of snow during the winter months. Rainfall is fairly rare throughout the year, but it does occur occasionally during the spring and fall. Despite its dryness, 66537 Scranton, KS is still relatively mild compared to other parts of Kansas with more extreme seasonal weather variations.

Scranton (zip 66537), Kansas gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scranton (zip 66537) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Scranton (zip 66537). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scranton (zip 66537) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 66537 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 66537 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 66537 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In the 66537 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 66537 zip code are September, May and June.
In the 66537 zip code, there are 39.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 66537 zip code with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In the 66537 zip code, there are 114.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In the 66537 zip code, there are 3.7 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 the 66537 zip code 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 the 66537 zip code.
May is the wettest month in the 66537 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in the 66537 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in the 66537 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 77.5 rainy days annually in the 66537 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.6 inches in the 66537 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in the 66537 zip code with 3.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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