Carbondale, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOPEKA FORBES FLD, KS US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carbondale has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 36.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.18 in) and January the driest (0.80 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,680
Cooling need
1,239

Best time to visit Carbondale

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

117 of 366 (32%) of Carbondale'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.

1940s
1
1950s
65
1960s
43
1970s
8
1990s
11
2000s
63
2010s
114
2020s
61

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 40.5°F 19.2°F 29.9°F 0.80 in 5
February 45.9°F 23.3°F 34.6°F 1.23 in 6
March 57.4°F 33.3°F 45.3°F 2.28 in 9
April 67.2°F 43.1°F 55.1°F 3.94 in 11
May 76.3°F 53.8°F 65.0°F 5.18 in 13
June 85.8°F 64.2°F 75.0°F 4.74 in 12
July 90.5°F 68.6°F 79.6°F 4.56 in 9
August 89.5°F 66.2°F 77.8°F 4.45 in 10
September 80.9°F 56.9°F 68.9°F 3.46 in 10
October 68.7°F 44.7°F 56.7°F 2.83 in 10
November 55.1°F 32.6°F 43.9°F 1.81 in 6
December 43.7°F 23.3°F 33.5°F 1.39 in 5

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