Highland, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Highland has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 36.8 inches of precipitation per year and 21.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.13 in) and January the driest (0.97 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,238
Cooling need
960

Best time to visit Highland

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Highland'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.

1940s
0
1950s
92
1960s
41
1970s
35
1980s
62
1990s
38
2000s
33
2010s
58
2020s
7

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 36.0°F 17.0°F 26.5°F 0.97 in 5.5 in 7
February 41.5°F 20.9°F 31.2°F 1.37 in 5.9 in 6
March 53.7°F 31.2°F 42.5°F 2.23 in 2.2 in 9
April 64.5°F 41.6°F 53.0°F 3.75 in 0.8 in 11
May 74.2°F 53.1°F 63.6°F 5.13 in 0.1 in 12
June 82.9°F 63.0°F 72.9°F 4.50 in 10
July 86.7°F 67.0°F 76.9°F 5.00 in 9
August 85.4°F 64.5°F 74.9°F 3.90 in 9
September 78.7°F 55.9°F 67.3°F 3.40 in 8
October 67.0°F 43.8°F 55.4°F 3.06 in 0.3 in 8
November 52.5°F 31.8°F 42.2°F 1.96 in 1.3 in 6
December 40.0°F 22.0°F 31.0°F 1.57 in 5.0 in 6

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