Sterling, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STERLING, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sterling has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 29 inches of precipitation per year and 9.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.71 in) and January the driest (0.83 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Sterling
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →42 of 366 (11.5%) of Sterling'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 | 13 | |
| 1900s | 1 | |
| 1950s | 65 | |
| 1960s | 39 | |
| 1970s | 35 | |
| 1980s | 57 | |
| 1990s | 32 | |
| 2000s | 42 | |
| 2010s | 55 | |
| 2020s | 27 |
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 | 41.9°F | 19.5°F | 30.7°F | 0.83 in | 3.3 in | 4 |
| February | 46.1°F | 22.4°F | 34.3°F | 0.95 in | 2.6 in | 4 |
| March | 56.8°F | 31.3°F | 44.1°F | 1.97 in | 0.7 in | 6 |
| April | 66.6°F | 40.9°F | 53.8°F | 2.40 in | 0.2 in | 8 |
| May | 76.5°F | 53.3°F | 64.9°F | 4.71 in | — | 9 |
| June | 87.6°F | 63.9°F | 75.7°F | 4.07 in | — | 8 |
| July | 92.5°F | 68.7°F | 80.6°F | 3.73 in | — | 8 |
| August | 90.2°F | 66.5°F | 78.4°F | 3.77 in | — | 8 |
| September | 82.2°F | 57.7°F | 70.0°F | 2.00 in | — | 6 |
| October | 69.6°F | 43.9°F | 56.7°F | 2.50 in | 0.1 in | 6 |
| November | 55.6°F | 31.2°F | 43.4°F | 1.05 in | 0.6 in | 4 |
| December | 43.7°F | 22.2°F | 33.0°F | 1.02 in | 1.8 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Sterling
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