Florence, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Florence's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 34.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 33°C, 872 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFlorence
- Station IDUSC00142773
- Location38.24°N 96.92°W
- Elevation1,290 ft (393 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population381
On October 23, the normal high in Florence is 67°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Florence.
- Jan 42° 18°
- Feb 47° 22°
- Mar 57° 31°
- Apr 67° 40°
- May 76° 52°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 91° 68°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 83° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 56° 31°
- Dec 44° 22°
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 Florence each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.20 in), the least in January (0.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 18°F | 30.2°F | 0.78 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 22°F | 34.6°F | 1.29 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 31°F | 44.3°F | 2.21 | 5 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 40°F | 53.6°F | 2.95 | 5 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 5.20 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 73.8°F | 4.86 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 91°F | 68°F | 79.0°F | 3.78 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 89°F | 65°F | 77.0°F | 4.58 | 5 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 83°F | 56°F | 69.2°F | 3.39 | 5 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 43°F | 57.0°F | 2.57 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 31°F | 43.6°F | 1.50 | 3 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 22°F | 33.0°F | 1.21 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 34.32 | 59 | 52 | 119 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −8°C | −1.0°C | 20 mm |
| February | 9°C | −6°C | 1.4°C | 33 mm |
| March | 14°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 56 mm |
| April | 19°C | 5°C | 12.0°C | 75 mm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 132 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 123 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 96 mm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.0°C | 116 mm |
| September | 28°C | 13°C | 20.7°C | 86 mm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.9°C | 65 mm |
| November | 13°C | −1°C | 6.4°C | 38 mm |
| December | 7°C | −6°C | 0.6°C | 31 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cottonwood Falls (22 miles away), gets 11 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00142773; 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 Florence?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00142773.
When is the last frost in Florence?
In Florence, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before September 30 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 221 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 176 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 196 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before October 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Florence in zone 6b in ZIP code 66851, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Florence's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00142773; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Florence?
In a normal year in Florence, 52 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 119 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 52a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 119a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 115°F, on July 14, 1954; the lowest is −22°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1965, with 46.08 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 42.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00142773; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00142773. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Florence?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Florence, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.9 |
| June | 83% | 6.8 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 3.6 |
| November | 78% | 2.6 |
| December | 73% | 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 Florence need?
A normal year in Florence brings 5,017 heating degree days, 7% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,387 cooling degree days, 53% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,040 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,079 | 0 |
| February | 853 | 0 |
| March | 642 | 2 |
| April | 355 | 13 |
| May | 114 | 85 |
| June | 8 | 272 |
| July | 0 | 434 |
| August | 2 | 375 |
| September | 51 | 175 |
| October | 277 | 29 |
| November | 643 | 1 |
| December | 993 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,017 | 1,387 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00142773. 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.
How does Florence's climate compare?
Florence is warmer than 70 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 84. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.9°F is warmer than 60%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Florence 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 Florence share this climate record?
3 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.
- Peabody, KS916 people · 11 mi SW
- Burns, KS231 people · 11 mi S
- Cedar Point, KS20 people · 6 mi E
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 Florence's climate
What is the coldest month in Florence?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Florence?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Florence's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cottonwood Falls (22 miles away), records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Florence?
May, with 5.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Florence in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Florence in zone 6b in ZIP code 66851, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Florence's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Florence?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Marion, KS12 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Cottonwood Falls, KS22 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Cassoday, KS23 miles from this station, 55.0°F a year
- Tallgrass Prairie National Park, KS24 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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