Council Grove, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COUNCIL GROVE LAKE, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Council Grove has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 35 inches of precipitation per year and 12 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.15 in) and January the driest (0.76 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Council Grove
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All-time records →73 of 366 (19.9%) of Council Grove'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.
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 84 | |
| 1990s | 45 | |
| 2000s | 50 | |
| 2010s | 82 | |
| 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 | 40.2°F | 19.7°F | 29.9°F | 0.76 in | 4.0 in | 5 |
| February | 45.3°F | 23.2°F | 34.2°F | 1.26 in | 2.9 in | 5 |
| March | 56.3°F | 33.1°F | 44.7°F | 2.24 in | 1.2 in | 7 |
| April | 66.5°F | 43.5°F | 55.0°F | 3.42 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| May | 75.4°F | 54.9°F | 65.2°F | 5.15 in | — | 11 |
| June | 85.1°F | 64.5°F | 74.8°F | 4.87 in | — | 9 |
| July | 90.2°F | 69.3°F | 79.8°F | 4.41 in | — | 9 |
| August | 89.1°F | 66.9°F | 78.0°F | 4.42 in | — | 9 |
| September | 81.3°F | 57.8°F | 69.5°F | 3.19 in | — | 7 |
| October | 69.3°F | 44.8°F | 57.1°F | 2.42 in | 0.4 in | 7 |
| November | 55.4°F | 33.0°F | 44.2°F | 1.73 in | 0.5 in | 5 |
| December | 43.5°F | 23.7°F | 33.6°F | 1.12 in | 2.8 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Council Grove
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