Burr Oak, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Burr Oak's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 27.5 inches of precipitation and 24 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.6°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 698 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBurr Oak (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00141179
- Location39.88°N 98.30°W
- Elevation1,651 ft (503 m)
- Population139
On October 23, the normal high in Burr Oak is 63°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Burr Oak.
- Jan 38° 14°
- Feb 42° 17°
- Mar 54° 27°
- Apr 64° 36°
- May 72° 48°
- Jun 84° 60°
- Jul 88° 65°
- Aug 86° 62°
- Sep 78° 52°
- Oct 66° 39°
- Nov 52° 26°
- Dec 40° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Burr Oak each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.28 in), the least in January (0.67 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 14°F | 26.0°F | 0.67 | 5.7 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 42°F | 17°F | 29.8°F | 0.77 | 6.9 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 27°F | 40.1°F | 1.47 | 2.7 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 36°F | 50.0°F | 2.35 | 1.1 | 9 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 60.4°F | 4.06 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 84°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 88°F | 65°F | 76.4°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 86°F | 62°F | 73.7°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 52°F | 65.4°F | 2.39 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 39°F | 52.3°F | 2.10 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 26°F | 38.9°F | 1.33 | 2.4 | 6 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 17°F | 28.7°F | 0.96 | 4.4 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 39°F | 51.1°F | 27.48 | 23.7 | 90 | 36 | 154 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −10°C | −3.3°C | 17 mm | 14 cm |
| February | 6°C | −8°C | −1.2°C | 20 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 12°C | −3°C | 4.5°C | 37 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 18°C | 2°C | 10.0°C | 60 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 23.2°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 4°C | 11.3°C | 53 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 11°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 34 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 4°C | −8°C | −1.8°C | 24 mm | 11 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00141179; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Burr Oak?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00141179.
When is the last frost in Burr Oak?
In Burr Oak, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 25 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 301 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 159 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 176 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Burr Oak in zone 6a in ZIP code 66936, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00141179; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Burr Oak?
In a normal year in Burr Oak, 36 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 154 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 90 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 36a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 154a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 34high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 90a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1900) is 117°F, on July 24, 1936; the lowest is −30°F, on January 8, 1913.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1915, with 40.98 in; the snowiest season is 1911–12, with 51.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00141179; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00141179. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Burr Oak?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Burr Oak, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and February the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.4 |
| February | 75% | 3.2 |
| March | 75% | 4.3 |
| April | 75% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 6.2 |
| June | 84% | 7.0 |
| July | 86% | 6.8 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 83% | 4.9 |
| October | 79% | 3.6 |
| November | 80% | 2.7 |
| December | 76% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Burr Oak need?
A normal year in Burr Oak brings 6,058 heating degree days, 13% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,031 cooling degree days, 14% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,340 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,207 | 0 |
| February | 987 | 0 |
| March | 774 | 1 |
| April | 455 | 5 |
| May | 195 | 53 |
| June | 15 | 219 |
| July | 2 | 354 |
| August | 7 | 276 |
| September | 102 | 112 |
| October | 405 | 12 |
| November | 783 | 0 |
| December | 1,125 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,058 | 1,031 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00141179. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Burr Oak been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 54.6°F, 3.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.5°F | +4.4°F | 25.93 | 12.3 |
| 2025 | 54.6°F | +3.5°F | 24.28 | 22.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00141179. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Burr Oak's climate compare?
Burr Oak is warmer than 1 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.1°F is warmer than 45%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Burr Oak is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Burr Oak share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Guide Rock, NE200 people · 14 mi N
- Esbon, KS69 people · 8 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Burr Oak's climate
What is the coldest month in Burr Oak?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Burr Oak?
Yes: 24 inches in a normal year, falling on 18 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (6.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Burr Oak?
July, with 4.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.67 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Burr Oak in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Burr Oak in zone 6a in ZIP code 66936, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Burr Oak?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mankato, KS8 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Lovewell Dam, KS15 miles from this station, 52.7°F a year
- Superior, NE16 miles from this station, 51.3°F a year
- Red Cloud, NE19 miles from this station, 51.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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