Frankfort, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRANKFORT 6NE, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Frankfort has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 33.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.79 in) and January the driest (0.71 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,559
Cooling need
879

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

114 of 366 (31.1%) of Frankfort'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.

1950s
115
1960s
89
1970s
39
2010s
67
2020s
56

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 36.4°F 15.2°F 25.8°F 0.71 in
February 41.8°F 18.9°F 30.4°F 1.06 in
March 53.4°F 28.1°F 40.8°F 2.13 in
April 64.1°F 38.6°F 51.4°F 3.11 in
May 73.6°F 51.1°F 62.4°F 4.79 in
June 83.3°F 61.1°F 72.2°F 4.72 in
July 88.0°F 64.9°F 76.5°F 4.39 in
August 86.7°F 62.1°F 74.4°F 3.63 in
September 79.5°F 52.8°F 66.2°F 3.08 in
October 67.2°F 40.3°F 53.8°F 2.62 in
November 52.1°F 28.5°F 40.3°F 1.71 in
December 40.1°F 19.4°F 29.8°F 1.29 in

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