Ashland, KS

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ashland has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 23 inches of precipitation per year and 11.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 95.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.96 in) and January the driest (0.66 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,413
Cooling need
1,500

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Ashland'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.

1900s
23
1910s
41
1920s
20
1930s
42
1940s
21
1950s
33
1960s
20
1970s
14
1980s
23
1990s
22
2000s
30
2010s
47
2020s
30

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 47.7°F 18.5°F 33.1°F 0.66 in 2.3 in 3
February 51.4°F 22.0°F 36.7°F 0.73 in 3.6 in 4
March 61.6°F 31.3°F 46.4°F 1.39 in 1.8 in 5
April 70.6°F 40.4°F 55.5°F 1.83 in 0.1 in 6
May 80.0°F 52.9°F 66.5°F 3.19 in 8
June 89.7°F 63.6°F 76.7°F 3.96 in 8
July 95.2°F 67.7°F 81.5°F 2.94 in 7
August 93.2°F 65.8°F 79.5°F 2.98 in 8
September 85.5°F 56.2°F 70.8°F 1.60 in 5
October 73.2°F 41.8°F 57.5°F 1.79 in 0.1 in 5
November 59.6°F 29.3°F 44.4°F 0.93 in 0.5 in 3
December 48.5°F 20.1°F 34.3°F 1.00 in 3.2 in 4

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