Valley Falls, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VALLEY FALLS 3 SW, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Valley Falls has an annual average temperature of 54.8°F with about 37.6 inches of precipitation per year and 13.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.56 in) and January the driest (0.94 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,863
Cooling need
1,197

Best time to visit Valley Falls

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

234 of 366 (63.9%) of Valley Falls'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
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
6
2010s
218
2020s
142

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 39.2°F 17.8°F 28.5°F 0.94 in 3.6 in 6
February 45.2°F 20.3°F 32.8°F 1.30 in 4.4 in 6
March 55.8°F 31.7°F 43.8°F 2.31 in 1.0 in 8
April 66.6°F 42.2°F 54.4°F 3.80 in 0.1 in 11
May 75.8°F 53.5°F 64.6°F 5.56 in 12
June 85.6°F 63.9°F 74.8°F 4.87 in 10
July 91.0°F 67.6°F 79.3°F 3.90 in 10
August 88.6°F 65.3°F 77.0°F 4.67 in 9
September 81.2°F 56.4°F 68.8°F 3.72 in 8
October 70.1°F 44.9°F 57.5°F 3.03 in 0.2 in 8
November 54.9°F 32.8°F 43.9°F 1.92 in 0.9 in 6
December 42.2°F 22.5°F 32.4°F 1.59 in 3.3 in 6

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