Hays, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HAYS, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hays has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 24.8 inches of precipitation per year and 12.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.14 in) and January the driest (0.56 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Hays
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →164 of 366 (44.8%) of Hays'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 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 3 | |
| 1970s | 27 | |
| 1980s | 14 | |
| 1990s | 47 | |
| 2000s | 0 | |
| 2010s | 181 | |
| 2020s | 94 |
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 | 44.4°F | 20.0°F | 32.2°F | 0.56 in | 3.2 in | 2 |
| February | 48.2°F | 22.4°F | 35.3°F | 0.79 in | 3.4 in | 3 |
| March | 58.1°F | 31.2°F | 44.7°F | 1.30 in | 1.7 in | 4 |
| April | 67.4°F | 39.3°F | 53.4°F | 2.22 in | 0.3 in | 6 |
| May | 76.6°F | 51.0°F | 63.8°F | 3.65 in | — | 8 |
| June | 88.7°F | 62.6°F | 75.7°F | 3.09 in | — | 7 |
| July | 93.2°F | 67.1°F | 80.2°F | 4.14 in | — | 7 |
| August | 91.3°F | 65.1°F | 78.2°F | 3.58 in | — | 7 |
| September | 83.5°F | 56.3°F | 69.9°F | 2.12 in | — | 5 |
| October | 70.2°F | 42.4°F | 56.3°F | 1.75 in | 0.2 in | 5 |
| November | 56.9°F | 29.9°F | 43.4°F | 0.88 in | 0.9 in | 3 |
| December | 46.5°F | 22.2°F | 34.4°F | 0.76 in | 3.2 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Hays
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).