The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Hays | Metric | McCook |
|---|---|---|
| 253 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 254 days |
| 26 in | Precipitationper year | 23 in |
| 86 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 86 days |
| 14 in | Snowfallper year | 22 in |
| 71 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 56 days |
| 127 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 155 days |
| 60% | Humidityaverage relative | 60% |
| 55 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 52 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays high | 44 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| McCook high | 41 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Hays low | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| McCook low | 15 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 51 | 37 | 24 | 16 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| McCook | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| McCook | 22 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Hays vs another city
- Hays vs Great Bend, KS
- Hays vs Dodge City, KS
- Hays vs Pratt, KS
- Hays vs Salina, KS
- Hays vs Hutchinson, KS
- Hays vs McPherson, KS
- Hays vs New York, NY
- Hays vs Los Angeles, CA
- Hays vs Chicago, IL
- Hays vs Houston, TX
- Hays vs Phoenix, AZ
- Hays vs Philadelphia, PA
McCook vs another city
- McCook vs Lexington, NE
- McCook vs Colby, KS
- McCook vs North Platte, NE
- McCook vs Holdrege, NE
- McCook vs Kearney, NE
- McCook vs New York, NY
- McCook vs Los Angeles, CA
- McCook vs Chicago, IL
- McCook vs Houston, TX
- McCook vs Phoenix, AZ
- McCook vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).