Olpe, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EMPORIA MUNI AP, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Olpe has an annual average temperature of 55.7°F with about 34.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.01 in) and January the driest (0.78 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,542
Cooling need
1,194

Best time to visit Olpe

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

86 of 366 (23.5%) of Olpe'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
97
1960s
43
1970s
33
1980s
2
1990s
21
2000s
46
2010s
64
2020s
60

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 41.3°F 20.7°F 31.0°F 0.78 in 5
February 46.5°F 24.2°F 35.4°F 1.31 in 6
March 57.4°F 33.7°F 45.6°F 2.12 in 9
April 67.3°F 43.6°F 55.5°F 3.84 in 10
May 75.9°F 54.2°F 65.1°F 5.01 in 13
June 85.0°F 63.5°F 74.2°F 4.53 in 11
July 90.0°F 68.0°F 79.0°F 3.90 in 9
August 89.2°F 65.8°F 77.5°F 3.86 in 9
September 80.8°F 57.2°F 69.0°F 3.25 in 9
October 69.2°F 45.2°F 57.2°F 3.06 in 9
November 55.9°F 33.3°F 44.6°F 1.85 in 6
December 44.3°F 24.2°F 34.3°F 1.30 in 5

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