Zip 67879 (Tribune, KS) Climate

67879 Tribune, KS has a pleasant climate with mild winters and hot summers. Average temperatures range from an average low of -2°F in the winter months to an average high of 98°F in the summer months. The area receives an average annual precipitation of 24 inches, with most of it occurring in April and May. During the summer months, thunderstorms may occur occasionally, bringing brief periods of rain but usually clearing up quickly. In general, 67879 Tribune offers a comfortable climate with warm days and cool nights year-round.

Tribune (zip 67879), Kansas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tribune (zip 67879) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Tribune (zip 67879). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tribune (zip 67879) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 67879 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 67879 zip code, 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 the 67879 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In the 67879 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 67879 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 67879 zip code, there are 58.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 67879 zip code with an average of 15.6°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In the 67879 zip code, there are 156.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kansas.

In the 67879 zip code, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

Humidity in the 67879 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 67879 zip code with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.6 inches in the 67879 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.

June is the rainiest month in the 67879 zip code with 7.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 62.1 rainy days annually in the 67879 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.4 inches in the 67879 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kansas. March is the snowiest month in the 67879 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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