Washington, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Washington has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 32.4 inches of precipitation per year and 14.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and January the driest (0.79 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,457
Cooling need
1,089

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Washington'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
21
1950s
73
1960s
48
1970s
33
1980s
54
1990s
35
2000s
34
2010s
44
2020s
24

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 37.2°F 15.0°F 26.1°F 0.79 in 4.6 in 5
February 42.6°F 18.4°F 30.5°F 1.14 in 4.6 in 5
March 54.5°F 28.4°F 41.5°F 1.80 in 1.4 in 7
April 64.9°F 39.2°F 52.1°F 3.14 in 0.3 in 9
May 74.9°F 51.7°F 63.3°F 4.44 in 11
June 85.4°F 62.4°F 73.9°F 4.74 in 10
July 90.3°F 67.2°F 78.8°F 4.13 in 9
August 87.9°F 64.0°F 76.0°F 4.26 in 8
September 80.5°F 54.7°F 67.6°F 3.07 in 7
October 67.8°F 41.4°F 54.6°F 2.18 in 0.1 in 7
November 52.5°F 28.3°F 40.4°F 1.49 in 1.0 in 5
December 40.2°F 19.0°F 29.6°F 1.23 in 2.4 in 5

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