Iola, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from IOLA 1 W, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Iola has an annual average temperature of 55.9°F with about 42 inches of precipitation per year and 7.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.81 in) and January the driest (1.27 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
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All-time records →59 of 366 (16.1%) of Iola'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.
| 1900s | 0 | |
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 5 | |
| 1960s | 72 | |
| 1970s | 39 | |
| 1980s | 80 | |
| 1990s | 41 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 55 | |
| 2020s | 35 |
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 | 41.4°F | 20.3°F | 30.9°F | 1.27 in | 2.7 in | 5 |
| February | 46.8°F | 24.7°F | 35.7°F | 1.56 in | 1.1 in | 5 |
| March | 56.9°F | 34.2°F | 45.5°F | 2.63 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| April | 66.5°F | 44.7°F | 55.6°F | 4.42 in | — | 9 |
| May | 74.9°F | 55.5°F | 65.2°F | 5.81 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.1°F | 65.1°F | 74.6°F | 5.36 in | — | 9 |
| July | 88.5°F | 69.2°F | 78.9°F | 4.72 in | — | 8 |
| August | 87.8°F | 66.8°F | 77.3°F | 4.04 in | — | 7 |
| September | 80.3°F | 58.3°F | 69.3°F | 4.35 in | — | 7 |
| October | 69.3°F | 46.3°F | 57.8°F | 3.64 in | — | 8 |
| November | 56.0°F | 34.5°F | 45.3°F | 2.43 in | 0.2 in | 6 |
| December | 44.3°F | 24.4°F | 34.4°F | 1.81 in | 2.4 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Iola
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