Powhattan, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIAWATHA 1 S, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Powhattan has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 34.7 inches of precipitation per year and 16.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.03 in) and January the driest (0.77 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Powhattan
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All-time records →157 of 366 (42.9%) of Powhattan'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 0 | |
| 1980s | 1 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 54 | |
| 2010s | 253 | |
| 2020s | 58 |
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 | 36.2°F | 15.1°F | 25.7°F | 0.77 in | 4.7 in | 5 |
| February | 41.9°F | 19.2°F | 30.6°F | 1.15 in | 4.1 in | 5 |
| March | 53.2°F | 28.7°F | 41.0°F | 2.01 in | 2.2 in | 8 |
| April | 64.3°F | 40.4°F | 52.4°F | 3.58 in | 1.1 in | 11 |
| May | 73.9°F | 52.6°F | 63.3°F | 4.83 in | — | 11 |
| June | 83.2°F | 62.7°F | 73.0°F | 5.03 in | — | 10 |
| July | 87.3°F | 66.3°F | 76.8°F | 4.46 in | — | 10 |
| August | 85.9°F | 63.3°F | 74.6°F | 3.86 in | — | 9 |
| September | 78.9°F | 54.0°F | 66.5°F | 3.22 in | — | 7 |
| October | 67.5°F | 41.8°F | 54.7°F | 2.86 in | — | 7 |
| November | 52.8°F | 30.3°F | 41.6°F | 1.72 in | 1.2 in | 6 |
| December | 40.6°F | 20.4°F | 30.5°F | 1.22 in | 3.6 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Powhattan
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