Paola, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Paola has an annual average temperature of 55°F with about 41.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.14 in) and January the driest (1.24 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,767
Cooling need
1,161

Best time to visit Paola

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Paola'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.

1890s
25
1900s
45
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
4
1950s
0
1960s
65
1970s
66
1980s
89
1990s
30
2000s
42

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 39.7°F 19.0°F 29.3°F 1.24 in 6
February 45.3°F 23.2°F 34.3°F 1.68 in 5
March 55.6°F 32.9°F 44.2°F 2.69 in 8
April 65.8°F 43.4°F 54.6°F 3.84 in 10
May 75.3°F 55.3°F 65.3°F 6.14 in 11
June 83.9°F 64.8°F 74.4°F 5.22 in 9
July 88.6°F 68.9°F 78.7°F 4.02 in 9
August 87.1°F 66.2°F 76.7°F 4.33 in 7
September 79.7°F 57.5°F 68.6°F 4.62 in 8
October 68.6°F 44.8°F 56.7°F 3.42 in 9
November 54.7°F 33.6°F 44.1°F 2.37 in 7
December 42.7°F 23.1°F 32.9°F 1.79 in 6

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