Moscow, KS

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Moscow has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 19.7 inches of precipitation per year and 12.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.40 in) and February the driest (0.31 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,545
Cooling need
1,128

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

44 of 366 (12%) of Moscow'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
29
1910s
65
1920s
0
1930s
14
1940s
2
1950s
32
1960s
43
1970s
34
1980s
31
1990s
34
2000s
28
2010s
25
2020s
29

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 47.4°F 20.1°F 33.7°F 0.46 in 2.9 in 2
February 51.5°F 22.6°F 37.1°F 0.31 in 1.5 in 2
March 60.6°F 30.7°F 45.6°F 1.14 in 2.8 in 3
April 69.0°F 39.4°F 54.2°F 1.58 in 0.5 in 5
May 78.6°F 50.2°F 64.4°F 2.18 in 6
June 88.3°F 59.9°F 74.1°F 3.40 in 7
July 92.3°F 64.6°F 78.4°F 2.67 in 6
August 89.7°F 62.9°F 76.3°F 3.17 in 7
September 82.9°F 54.8°F 68.8°F 1.77 in 4
October 70.5°F 41.6°F 56.0°F 1.61 in 0.1 in 4
November 57.7°F 29.3°F 43.5°F 0.51 in 1.1 in 3
December 47.1°F 21.0°F 34.0°F 0.93 in 4.0 in 3

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