Elkhart, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELKHART, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elkhart has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 18.4 inches of precipitation per year and 17.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.95 in) and February the driest (0.31 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Elkhart
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →49 of 366 (13.4%) of Elkhart'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 | 16 | |
| 1910s | 23 | |
| 1920s | 37 | |
| 1930s | 40 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 22 | |
| 1970s | 20 | |
| 1980s | 51 | |
| 1990s | 18 | |
| 2000s | 28 | |
| 2010s | 34 | |
| 2020s | 31 |
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 | 21.3°F | 34.5°F | 0.43 in | 4.2 in | 3 |
| February | 51.5°F | 23.2°F | 37.3°F | 0.31 in | 2.1 in | 3 |
| March | 60.4°F | 31.0°F | 45.7°F | 1.00 in | 3.5 in | 4 |
| April | 68.8°F | 39.2°F | 54.0°F | 1.86 in | 0.4 in | 5 |
| May | 79.0°F | 49.5°F | 64.2°F | 2.22 in | 0.8 in | 6 |
| June | 89.4°F | 60.0°F | 74.7°F | 2.55 in | — | 7 |
| July | 93.4°F | 64.9°F | 79.2°F | 2.94 in | — | 8 |
| August | 90.8°F | 63.2°F | 77.0°F | 2.95 in | — | 7 |
| September | 83.5°F | 54.8°F | 69.1°F | 1.24 in | — | 4 |
| October | 71.3°F | 41.9°F | 56.6°F | 1.67 in | 0.7 in | 4 |
| November | 58.3°F | 31.2°F | 44.8°F | 0.49 in | 1.2 in | 3 |
| December | 48.0°F | 22.6°F | 35.3°F | 0.74 in | 4.7 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Elkhart
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