Sterling, Kansas Climate
United States
Pop. 2,293 Elev. 504 m / 1,654 ft
TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·
Sterling has a dry climate with hot summers reaching 91°F (33°C) in July and cold winters averaging 17°F (-8°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 107°F (42°C). Rain falls on about 45 days per year (36.9 in / 936 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 23 in (579 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 182 sunny days per year and around 37 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 91°F (33°C) high | 17°F (-8°C) low |
| Feels like | 107°F (42°C) high | 17°F (-8°C) low |
| Rain | 45 days | 36.9 in (936 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 4 days | 22.8 in (579 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 182 sunny | 37 stormy |
| Wind | 3.3 mph (1.5 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
40
Jan 49
Feb 45
Mar 54
Apr 42
May 42
Jun 44
Jul 46
Aug 47
Sep 40
Oct 39
Nov 42
Dec Humidity (%)
71
Jan 61
Feb 47
Mar 54
Apr 62
May 67
Jun 66
Jul 67
Aug 72
Sep 66
Oct 69
Nov 65
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F 2°C | 17°F -8°C | 0.6 in 16 mm | 12.6 in320 mm | 17 |
| February | 43°F 6°C | 20°F -6°C | 0.0 in 0 mm | 5.7 in144 mm | 14 |
| March | 67°F 20°C | 39°F 4°C | 0.4 in 10 mm | 3.0 in77 mm | 13 |
| April | 71°F 22°C | 47°F 8°C | 3.9 in 99 mm | 0.0 in1 mm | 10 |
| May | 75°F 24°C | 53°F 12°C | 6.7 in 170 mm | — | 17 |
| June | 86°F 30°C | 66°F 19°C | 6.4 in 163 mm | — | 15 |
| July | 91°F 33°C | 71°F 21°C | 2.7 in 68 mm | — | 15 |
| August | 87°F 31°C | 67°F 20°C | 4.8 in 121 mm | — | 17 |
| September | 81°F 27°C | 61°F 16°C | 6.2 in 158 mm | — | 14 |
| October | 72°F 22°C | 53°F 12°C | 2.7 in 69 mm | — | 18 |
| November | 59°F 15°C | 37°F 3°C | 2.4 in 60 mm | — | 17 |
| December | 52°F 11°C | 27°F -3°C | 0.0 in 0 mm | 1.4 in36 mm | 15 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 1 |
| February | 14 | 0 |
| March | 13 | 0 |
| April | 10 | 5 |
| May | 17 | 6 |
| June | 15 | 5 |
| July | 15 | 3 |
| August | 17 | 6 |
| September | 14 | 6 |
| October | 18 | 3 |
| November | 17 | 2 |
| December | 15 | 0 |