Oswego, KS Climate

Oswego, KS has a typically Midwestern climate with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 76°F and the average winter temperature is around 24°F. Rainfall during the summer months usually ranges from three to four inches while snowfall typically averages 10 to 11 inches over the winter months. The area experiences relatively frequent thunderstorms during the summer as well as occasional tornadoes.

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

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

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Oswego. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oswego gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 Oswego is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Oswego, 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 Oswego with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. In Oswego, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oswego are May, September and June.

In Oswego, there are 43.0 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 Oswego with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In Oswego, there are 98.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.

In Oswego, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Oswego 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 Oswego.

May is the wettest month in Oswego with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 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 45.0 inches in Oswego means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Oswego with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 90.8 rainy days annually in Oswego, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.1 inches in Oswego means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. December is the snowiest month in Oswego with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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