Highland, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TROY 3N, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Highland
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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 |
Climate twins of Highland
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