Stafford, KS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Stafford has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 28.7 inches of precipitation per year and 18.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and January the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,476
Cooling need
1,389

Best time to visit Stafford

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) of Stafford'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
51
1960s
28
1970s
26
1980s
51
1990s
34
2000s
50
2010s
88
2020s
38

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 44.3°F 20.5°F 32.4°F 0.82 in 5.1 in 3
February 48.5°F 23.3°F 35.9°F 1.05 in 3.5 in 3
March 59.3°F 32.4°F 45.8°F 1.96 in 3.0 in 5
April 68.8°F 41.8°F 55.3°F 2.49 in 0.5 in 6
May 78.3°F 52.7°F 65.5°F 4.64 in 7
June 88.8°F 63.2°F 76.0°F 3.98 in 7
July 93.5°F 67.8°F 80.6°F 4.00 in 6
August 91.3°F 65.9°F 78.6°F 3.35 in 7
September 83.7°F 57.6°F 70.6°F 1.94 in 5
October 71.2°F 44.3°F 57.8°F 2.25 in 0.2 in 5
November 56.9°F 31.8°F 44.4°F 1.21 in 1.6 in 3
December 45.4°F 23.0°F 34.2°F 1.05 in 4.2 in 3

Climate twins of Stafford

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