Wellington, KS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wellington has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 36.1 inches of precipitation per year and 9.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.27 in) and January the driest (0.96 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,305
Cooling need
1,404

Best time to visit Wellington

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Wellington'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
0
1900s
0
1910s
36
1920s
18
1930s
105
1940s
22
1950s
52
1960s
29
1970s
15
1980s
13
1990s
15
2000s
20
2010s
23
2020s
18

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 43.7°F 22.0°F 32.9°F 0.96 in 2.6 in 4
February 48.5°F 25.2°F 36.9°F 1.34 in 2.0 in 5
March 58.7°F 34.4°F 46.5°F 2.48 in 1.5 in 7
April 68.0°F 42.8°F 55.4°F 3.14 in 8
May 76.8°F 54.3°F 65.6°F 5.27 in 10
June 86.7°F 64.5°F 75.6°F 5.19 in 9
July 91.8°F 69.3°F 80.5°F 4.03 in 8
August 90.5°F 67.7°F 79.1°F 4.25 in 8
September 82.8°F 59.2°F 71.0°F 3.09 in 7
October 71.0°F 46.7°F 58.8°F 3.28 in 7
November 57.1°F 34.4°F 45.7°F 1.78 in 0.3 in 5
December 45.4°F 25.1°F 35.3°F 1.33 in 2.8 in 5

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