Abilene, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ABILENE, KS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Abilene has an annual average temperature of 57.5°F with about 34.3 inches of precipitation per year and 12.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 94.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.20 in) and January the driest (0.86 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,251
Cooling need
1,566

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Abilene's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
48
1900s
11
1910s
21
1920s
22
1940s
11
1950s
47
1960s
11
1970s
16
1980s
31
1990s
31
2000s
44
2010s
44
2020s
29

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 43.2°F 21.7°F 32.5°F 0.86 in 4.1 in 4
February 48.6°F 25.2°F 36.9°F 1.43 in 2.8 in 4
March 59.7°F 34.9°F 47.3°F 2.23 in 1.7 in 7
April 69.7°F 44.7°F 57.2°F 3.26 in 0.2 in 8
May 78.9°F 54.7°F 66.8°F 5.20 in 10
June 89.4°F 64.8°F 77.1°F 4.18 in 8
July 94.4°F 69.4°F 81.9°F 4.75 in 9
August 92.1°F 67.4°F 79.8°F 4.27 in 8
September 84.2°F 58.9°F 71.6°F 2.54 in 6
October 71.2°F 46.4°F 58.8°F 2.47 in 0.2 in 6
November 57.1°F 34.1°F 45.6°F 1.59 in 1.0 in 5
December 45.4°F 24.5°F 35.0°F 1.50 in 2.2 in 4

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