Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kimball United States

In Kimball, the summers are warm and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17°F to 87°F and is rarely below -0°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kimball for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 10 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Kimball is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 58°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 18 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F. The coldest month of the year in Kimball is December, with an average low of 19°F and high of 41°F.

In Kimball, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kimball begins around June 4 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 23.

The clearest month of the year in Kimball is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 23 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around June 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kimball is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kimball varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from April 15 to September 9, with a greater than 17% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kimball is June, with an average of 8.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.2 months, from September 9 to April 15. The month with the fewest wet days in Kimball is January, with an average of 0.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Kimball changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.7 months, from February 24 to November 16. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kimball is June, with an average of 8.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.3 months, from November 16 to February 24. The month with the most days of snow alone in Kimball is December, with an average of 0.8 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kimball experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from March 26 to October 26, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Kimball is May, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from October 26 to March 26. The month with the least rain in Kimball is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kimball experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 22 to April 29, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Kimball is March, with an average snowfall of 2.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 29 to October 22. The least snow falls around July 16, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Kimball varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:27 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:25 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 6 minutes later at 8:31 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Kimball during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Kimball, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kimball experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from October 13 to May 25, with average wind speeds of more than 10.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kimball is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from May 25 to October 13. The calmest month of the year in Kimball is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kimball varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.8 months, from March 24 to May 18 and for 2.9 weeks, from September 17 to October 7, with a peak percentage of 37% on April 12. The wind is most often from the south for 4.0 months, from May 18 to September 17, with a peak percentage of 40% on August 21. The wind is most often from the west for 5.5 months, from October 7 to March 24, with a peak percentage of 54% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kimball throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kimball for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kimball for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kimball typically lasts for 4.7 months (144 days), from around May 10 to around October 1, rarely starting before April 21 or after May 27, and rarely ending before September 11 or after October 22.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Kimball should appear around April 7, only rarely appearing before March 25 or after April 26.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 6 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kimball is June, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 31 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kimball is December, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kimball are 41.236 deg latitude, -103.663 deg longitude, and 4,711 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kimball contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 305 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,740 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (594 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,388 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kimball is covered by grassland (71%) and cropland (26%), within 10 miles by grassland (76%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by grassland (75%) and cropland (23%).