Emporia, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EMPORIA 3 NW, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Emporia has an annual average temperature of 53.8°F with about 35.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.39 in) and January the driest (0.80 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,049
Cooling need
1,026

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Emporia'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.

1970s
2
1980s
57
1990s
60
2000s
76
2010s
116
2020s
55

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 39.3°F 18.2°F 28.8°F 0.80 in 4
February 44.3°F 21.8°F 33.1°F 1.21 in 5
March 55.2°F 31.0°F 43.1°F 2.30 in 7
April 64.8°F 40.9°F 52.9°F 3.40 in 9
May 73.8°F 52.2°F 63.0°F 5.39 in 11
June 83.5°F 62.2°F 72.9°F 4.83 in 9
July 88.5°F 66.8°F 77.7°F 4.61 in 9
August 87.3°F 64.6°F 76.0°F 4.05 in 8
September 79.4°F 55.7°F 67.6°F 3.21 in 7
October 67.6°F 43.5°F 55.6°F 2.89 in 8
November 54.0°F 31.5°F 42.7°F 1.77 in 5
December 42.5°F 22.4°F 32.5°F 1.36 in 5

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