Winchester, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OSKALOOSA 4 NE, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Winchester has an annual average temperature of 54.5°F with about 38.3 inches of precipitation per year and 16.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and January the driest (0.98 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,950
Cooling need
1,167

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Winchester'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
96
1970s
83
1980s
95
1990s
36
2000s
48
2010s
8

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 38.1°F 17.9°F 28.0°F 0.98 in 4.7 in 4
February 44.5°F 22.2°F 33.4°F 1.32 in 4.5 in 4
March 55.7°F 31.3°F 43.5°F 2.52 in 1.6 in 6
April 65.9°F 42.1°F 54.0°F 3.51 in 0.1 in 8
May 75.8°F 54.4°F 65.1°F 5.31 in 9
June 85.3°F 63.6°F 74.4°F 5.36 in 9
July 89.9°F 68.1°F 79.0°F 4.53 in 8
August 88.1°F 65.8°F 77.0°F 4.76 in 7
September 80.0°F 56.7°F 68.4°F 3.36 in 7
October 68.3°F 44.3°F 56.3°F 2.92 in 0.5 in 6
November 53.5°F 32.0°F 42.8°F 1.96 in 1.1 in 5
December 41.6°F 22.4°F 32.0°F 1.81 in 3.9 in 4

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