Hillsdale Lake, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hillsdale Lake's primary NOAA station, HILLSDALE LAKE.
The climate verdict for Hillsdale Lake
Hillsdale Lake, 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
- 39.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 205 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Hillsdale Lake: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00143686 · Hillsdale Lake, KS 55°F mean · 39.9" 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 ≈ Greensburg
- PRCP-MID 39.9"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,052 HDD
- STN-1 USC00143686
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Greensburg, KS (+ 0 °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.
- Hillsdale Lake (this station) 55°F
- Cold Kansas City, MO 55°F
- Hot Florence, KS 55°F
- Near Greensburg, KS 55°F
- Near Topeka -, KS 55°F
Climate Living Index · Hillsdale Lake
Hillsdale Lake: 67/100 · grade C
Hillsdale Lake publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hillsdale Lake, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 39.9 in · 4.9 from 35 in | 82/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 205 days/year | 68/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 115 calendar days | 67/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.8°F · 12.7° from 67.5°F | 59/100 · C |
Hillsdale Lake · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hillsdale Lake is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 28.9°F and warmest-month mean 78.5°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
- 78.5°F
- Coldest month
- 28.9°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 Hillsdale Lake sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hillsdale Lake'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
- 58th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 80%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Hillsdale Lake is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hillsdale Lake compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hillsdale Lake'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) | 19°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.1" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 1.6" | 22.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 2.5" | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (19°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 5.6" | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 5.3" | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 12.7 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 5.0" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.2" | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 2.1" | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 1.5" | 25.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 115 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near January 18.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 13, then returns to freezing around November 20, covering 115 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 10, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 3 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 91 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 13 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hillsdale Lake.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.9 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
Hillsdale Lake spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 34% of the annual total and December through February 10%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Hillsdale Lake has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.6" and January 1.1". The three wettest months together take 40% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Hillsdale Lake, it arrives in quantity
39.9" of precipitation falls across only about 90 wet days here, averaging 0.44 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 90 a year, 25% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.44 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- February, 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 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 9
50% probability date
Growing Season
205 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,052
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,382
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Hillsdale Lake 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 (39.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hamilton, MO 39.9" · 0.0" off
- Malone, NY 39.9" · 0.0" off
- Portland, IN 39.9" · 0.0" off
- Graton, CA 39.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Hillsdale Lake's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Hillsdale Lake's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,052 annual heating degree days against 1,382 for cooling. Its 49.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Hillsdale Lake's frost-free season lasts about 205 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 Hillsdale Lake's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 49.6°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Hillsdale Lake's 39.9 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 Hillsdale Lake'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 Hillsdale Lake, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Hillsdale Lake's primary station: HILLSDALE LAKE (USC00143686). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Hillsdale Lake; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hillsdale Lake 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.