Kiowa, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kiowa's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 30.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.3°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 35°C, 764 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKiowa
- Station IDUSC00144341
- Location37.02°N 98.49°W
- Elevation1,325 ft (404 m)
- Population870
On October 23, the normal high in Kiowa is 70°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kiowa.
- Jan 47° 21°
- Feb 51° 24°
- Mar 61° 32°
- Apr 70° 43°
- May 80° 54°
- Jun 90° 65°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 93° 68°
- Sep 85° 59°
- Oct 73° 46°
- Nov 59° 32°
- Dec 48° 23°
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 Kiowa each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.31 in), the least in January (0.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 21°F | 33.9°F | 0.80 | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 51°F | 24°F | 37.0°F | 1.10 | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 32°F | 46.8°F | 2.02 | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 43°F | 56.5°F | 2.85 | – | 1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 80°F | 54°F | 66.7°F | 4.31 | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 90°F | 65°F | 77.2°F | 4.18 | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 94°F | 70°F | 82.1°F | 3.54 | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 93°F | 68°F | 80.4°F | 3.84 | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 59°F | 72.3°F | 2.22 | – | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 46°F | 59.5°F | 2.48 | – | 3 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 32°F | 45.8°F | 1.43 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 48°F | 23°F | 35.7°F | 1.30 | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 45°F | 57.8°F | 30.07 | – | 88 | 116 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −6°C | 1.1°C | 20 mm |
| February | 10°C | −5°C | 2.8°C | 28 mm |
| March | 16°C | 0°C | 8.2°C | 51 mm |
| April | 21°C | 6°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 109 mm |
| June | 32°C | 18°C | 25.1°C | 106 mm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 27.8°C | 90 mm |
| August | 34°C | 20°C | 26.9°C | 98 mm |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 56 mm |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 63 mm |
| November | 15°C | 0°C | 7.7°C | 36 mm |
| December | 9°C | −5°C | 2.1°C | 33 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cherokee (4 mi W) (18 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 USC00144341; 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 Kiowa?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October.
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 USC00144341.
When is the last frost in Kiowa?
In Kiowa, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 8 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 18 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 81 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 225 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kiowa in zone 7a in ZIP code 67070, 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 USC00144341; 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 Kiowa?
In a normal year in Kiowa, 88 days a year reach 90°F (22 of them 100°F or more) and 116 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 116a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00144341.
How sunny is Kiowa?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kiowa, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.6 |
| February | 75% | 3.4 |
| March | 76% | 4.5 |
| April | 77% | 5.6 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 84% | 5.1 |
| October | 81% | 3.9 |
| November | 81% | 2.9 |
| December | 77% | 2.3 |
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 Kiowa need?
A normal year in Kiowa brings 4,426 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,842 cooling degree days, 2.0 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,667 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 966 | 0 |
| February | 784 | 0 |
| March | 569 | 4 |
| April | 280 | 25 |
| May | 90 | 143 |
| June | 2 | 367 |
| July | 1 | 530 |
| August | 0 | 477 |
| September | 25 | 244 |
| October | 222 | 50 |
| November | 578 | 2 |
| December | 910 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,426 | 1,842 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00144341. 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 Kiowa been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 58.9°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.8°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 58.2°F | +0.4°F | 23.26 |
| 2023 | 59.1°F | +1.3°F | 37.86 |
| 2024 | 60.9°F | +3.1°F | 28.49 |
| 2025 | 58.9°F | +1.1°F | 33.31 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00144341. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Kiowa's climate compare?
Kiowa is warmer than 130 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 63. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.8°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kiowa 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 Kiowa share this climate record?
5 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.
- Burlington, OK121 people · 9 mi SE
- Hazelton, KS81 people · 7 mi NE
- Byron, OK41 people · 13 mi SE
- Amorita, OK40 people · 13 mi SE
- Capron, OK0 people · 10 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 Kiowa's climate
What is the coldest month in Kiowa?
January, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Kiowa?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Kiowa's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cherokee (4 mi W) (18 miles away), records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Kiowa?
May, with 4.31 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kiowa in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kiowa in zone 7a in ZIP code 67070, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Kiowa?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Alva, OK19 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Medicine Lodge, KS19 miles from this station, 57.9°F a year
- Cherokee, OK20 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Anthony, KS27 miles from this station, 57.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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