Kinsley, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kinsley's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 26.8 inches of precipitation and 15 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.1°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 34°C, 679 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKinsley (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00144333
- Location37.93°N 99.37°W
- Elevation2,159 ft (658 m)
- Population1,361
On October 23, the normal high in Kinsley is 70°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kinsley.
- Jan 46° 18°
- Feb 49° 22°
- Mar 60° 30°
- Apr 68° 39°
- May 78° 50°
- Jun 88° 61°
- Jul 93° 66°
- Aug 91° 64°
- Sep 83° 56°
- Oct 72° 42°
- Nov 58° 29°
- Dec 47° 20°
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 Kinsley each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.85 in), the least in January (0.62 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 18°F | 32.1°F | 0.62 | 4.7 | 2 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 49°F | 22°F | 35.4°F | 0.75 | 2.9 | 3 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 30°F | 44.9°F | 1.78 | 3.1 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 39°F | 53.9°F | 2.51 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 50°F | 64.0°F | 3.75 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 88°F | 61°F | 74.5°F | 3.57 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 93°F | 66°F | 79.2°F | 3.85 | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 91°F | 64°F | 77.9°F | 3.53 | 0.0 | 6 | 20 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 83°F | 56°F | 69.5°F | 2.13 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 42°F | 56.8°F | 2.34 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 29°F | 43.8°F | 0.97 | 0.5 | 3 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 20°F | 33.6°F | 0.95 | 3.3 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 42°F | 55.5°F | 26.75 | 15.1 | 58 | 72 | 132 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −8°C | 0.1°C | 16 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 10°C | −6°C | 1.9°C | 19 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 15°C | −1°C | 7.2°C | 45 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 20°C | 4°C | 12.2°C | 64 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 25°C | 10°C | 17.8°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 16°C | 23.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 19°C | 26.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 18°C | 25.5°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 13°C | 20.8°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 5°C | 13.8°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | −1°C | 6.6°C | 25 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −7°C | 0.9°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00144333; 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 Kinsley?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, 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 USC00144333.
When is the last frost in Kinsley?
In Kinsley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 5 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 201 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 180 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 200 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kinsley in zone 6b in ZIP code 67547, 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 USC00144333; 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 Kinsley?
In a normal year in Kinsley, 72 days a year reach 90°F (14 of them 100°F or more), 132 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 58 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 72a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 132a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 17high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 58a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1949) is 111°F, on July 17, 2003; the lowest is −19°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 42.99 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 41.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00144333; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00144333. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Kinsley?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kinsley, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.7 |
| February | 77% | 3.5 |
| March | 78% | 4.7 |
| April | 78% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.2 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 86% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 3.9 |
| November | 81% | 2.9 |
| December | 78% | 2.4 |
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 Kinsley need?
A normal year in Kinsley brings 4,893 heating degree days, 9% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,452 cooling degree days, 60% 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 4,108 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,020 | 0 |
| February | 829 | 0 |
| March | 624 | 1 |
| April | 349 | 16 |
| May | 118 | 86 |
| June | 10 | 295 |
| July | 1 | 441 |
| August | 2 | 400 |
| September | 52 | 187 |
| October | 280 | 25 |
| November | 637 | 1 |
| December | 972 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,893 | 1,452 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00144333. 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 Kinsley's climate compare?
Kinsley is warmer than 86 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 47. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.5°F is warmer than 62%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kinsley is Cfa: temperate, 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 Kinsley share this climate record?
4 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.
- Lewis, KS378 people · 6 mi E
- Burdett, KS216 people · 20 mi NW
- Offerle, KS163 people · 11 mi W
- Belpre, KS91 people · 15 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 Kinsley's climate
What is the coldest month in Kinsley?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Kinsley?
Yes: 15 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Kinsley?
July, with 3.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.62 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kinsley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kinsley in zone 6b in ZIP code 67547, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Kinsley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Larned, KS23 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Greensburg, KS23 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Dodge City, KS35 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Jetmore, KS35 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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