Wathena, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ST JOSEPH ROSECRANS AP, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wathena has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 34.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.87 in) and January the driest (0.71 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,112
Cooling need
1,026

Best time to visit Wathena

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

84 of 366 (23%) of Wathena'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
9
1950s
50
1960s
51
1970s
55
1980s
19
1990s
12
2000s
56
2010s
66
2020s
48

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 37.4°F 17.1°F 27.3°F 0.71 in 5
February 42.8°F 21.2°F 32.0°F 0.95 in 6
March 55.1°F 31.5°F 43.3°F 2.06 in 8
April 65.9°F 41.8°F 53.8°F 3.71 in 11
May 75.8°F 53.7°F 64.8°F 4.87 in 12
June 84.7°F 63.8°F 74.2°F 4.75 in 12
July 88.1°F 67.3°F 77.7°F 4.73 in 9
August 86.2°F 64.5°F 75.3°F 3.84 in 9
September 79.7°F 54.4°F 67.0°F 3.18 in 8
October 67.8°F 42.8°F 55.3°F 2.84 in 8
November 53.4°F 30.6°F 42.0°F 1.87 in 6
December 41.1°F 21.1°F 31.1°F 1.25 in 6

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