Marion, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARION RSVR, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Marion has an annual average temperature of 56.6°F with about 33.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.20 in) and January the driest (0.80 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,485
Cooling need
1,467

Best time to visit Marion

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

82 of 366 (22.4%) of Marion'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.

1960s
27
1970s
29
1980s
73
1990s
53
2000s
71
2010s
66
2020s
47

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 41.0°F 21.3°F 31.1°F 0.80 in 4
February 45.7°F 24.7°F 35.2°F 1.21 in 4
March 56.8°F 34.7°F 45.8°F 2.15 in 6
April 66.9°F 44.6°F 55.8°F 3.11 in 7
May 76.5°F 55.5°F 66.0°F 5.20 in 10
June 86.9°F 65.6°F 76.2°F 4.54 in 9
July 92.2°F 70.1°F 81.2°F 4.34 in 8
August 90.7°F 68.2°F 79.4°F 3.98 in 8
September 82.7°F 59.4°F 71.1°F 3.50 in 7
October 70.3°F 46.7°F 58.5°F 2.55 in 6
November 55.5°F 34.3°F 44.9°F 1.38 in 4
December 43.8°F 24.6°F 34.2°F 1.18 in 4

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