Courtland, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Courtland's primary NOAA station, COURTLAND.
The climate verdict for Courtland
Courtland, Kansas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 55°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 55°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 29.9"
- precipitation, annual total
- 187 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Courtland: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00141874 · Courtland, KS 55°F mean · 29.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 55°F
- RANK-MID #4,048
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ellsworth
- PRCP-MID 29.9"
- SWING-WIDE 52°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,229 HDD
- STN-1 USC00141874
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Ellsworth, KS ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KS station list.
- Courtland (this station) 55°F
- Cold Granite Peak Du…, UT 55°F
- Hot Minneapolis, KS 55°F
- Near Ellsworth, KS 55°F
- Near Smolan, KS 55°F
Climate Living Index · Courtland
Courtland: 52/100 · grade D
Courtland publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Courtland, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 29.9 in · 5.1 from 35 in | 82/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.8°F · 12.7° from 67.5°F | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 187 days/year | 55/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 179 calendar days | 26/100 · F |
Courtland · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Courtland is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 28.4°F and warmest-month mean 80.4°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 80.4°F
- Coldest month
- 28.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Courtland sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Courtland's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 59th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 40th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 86%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Courtland is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Courtland compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Courtland's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.7" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 0.9" | 26.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 1.6" | 19.3 | 0.1 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 2.5" | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 4.5" | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.8" | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 4.8" | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 2.5" | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| October | 69°F (21°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.0" | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.2" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 1.0" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Courtland works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 19 and hold at or above 90°F on 51 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 128 dates, bottoming at 18°F around January 13.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 28 through August 17, covering 51 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 29 to October 14.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 18, then returns to freezing around November 12, covering 128 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 9, when 32% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 19 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 81 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Courtland.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.4 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
3.7 days with precipitation
Courtland runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Courtland's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 4.8", on a wide 52°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, July, May, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.7".
- Winter share: 9% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Courtland, it arrives in quantity
29.9" of precipitation falls across only about 81 wet days here, averaging 0.37 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 81 a year, 22% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.37 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- December, about 4
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 17
50% probability date
Growing Season
187 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,229
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,562
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Courtland on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (55°F here).
- Cynthiana, KY 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Free Union, VA 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Harrison, NJ 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Pennington Gap, VA 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (29.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Clearlake, CA 29.9" · 0.0" off
- Hawarden, IA 29.9" · 0.0" off
- Onawa, IA 29.9" · 0.0" off
- Babbitt, MN 29.8" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Courtland's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Courtland's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,229 annual heating degree days against 1,562 for cooling. Its 52.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Courtland's frost-free season lasts about 187 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Courtland's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 52.0°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Courtland's 29.9 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Courtland's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Courtland, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
Questions about Courtland's climate
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Courtland's primary station: COURTLAND (USC00141874). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2016025). Match rule for Courtland: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Courtland comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.