Kensington, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KIRWIN DAM, KS US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kensington has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 25.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.19 in) and January the driest (0.53 in).

Annual swing
52.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,676
Cooling need
1,026

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Kensington'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
59
1960s
55
1970s
34
1980s
49
1990s
31
2000s
39
2010s
60
2020s
39

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 39.8°F 12.8°F 26.3°F 0.53 in
February 44.5°F 15.6°F 30.1°F 0.76 in
March 56.4°F 24.8°F 40.6°F 1.40 in
April 66.1°F 35.4°F 50.8°F 2.24 in
May 75.4°F 47.6°F 61.5°F 4.19 in
June 87.4°F 59.5°F 73.5°F 3.29 in
July 92.2°F 64.5°F 78.4°F 3.96 in
August 89.5°F 61.4°F 75.5°F 3.35 in
September 81.9°F 51.7°F 66.8°F 2.17 in
October 68.8°F 37.0°F 52.9°F 1.88 in
November 54.3°F 24.6°F 39.5°F 1.06 in
December 42.3°F 15.9°F 29.1°F 0.85 in

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