Leoti, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Leoti's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 19.3 inches of precipitation and 24 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 33°C, 490 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLeoti
- Station IDUSC00144665
- Location38.49°N 101.37°W
- Elevation3,309 ft (1,009 m)
- Population1,424
On October 23, the normal high in Leoti is 65°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Leoti.
- Jan 44° 16°
- Feb 48° 18°
- Mar 57° 26°
- Apr 66° 34°
- May 75° 46°
- Jun 87° 57°
- Jul 92° 62°
- Aug 89° 60°
- Sep 82° 51°
- Oct 68° 37°
- Nov 55° 25°
- Dec 45° 17°
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 Leoti each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.11 in), the least in January (0.38 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 16°F | 30.1°F | 0.38 | 5.0 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 18°F | 33.0°F | 0.51 | 4.6 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 26°F | 41.9°F | 1.27 | 4.1 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 34°F | 49.8°F | 1.95 | 2.3 | 6 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 46°F | 60.3°F | 2.31 | 0.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 57°F | 71.7°F | 2.58 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 62°F | 76.8°F | 2.87 | 0.0 | 8 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 89°F | 60°F | 74.3°F | 3.11 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 51°F | 66.2°F | 1.40 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 37°F | 52.9°F | 1.66 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 25°F | 40.0°F | 0.64 | 2.4 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 17°F | 31.1°F | 0.60 | 3.9 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 37°F | 52.3°F | 19.28 | 23.8 | 63 | 60 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −9°C | −1.1°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 9°C | −8°C | 0.6°C | 13 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 14°C | −3°C | 5.5°C | 32 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 19°C | 1°C | 9.9°C | 50 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 24°C | 8°C | 15.7°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 14°C | 22.1°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 17°C | 24.9°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.5°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 10°C | 19.0°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 3°C | 11.6°C | 42 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 16 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 7°C | −8°C | −0.5°C | 15 mm | 10 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00144665; 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 Leoti?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00144665.
When is the last frost in Leoti?
In Leoti, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 12 in half of years and before September 29 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
- May 21 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 121 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 161 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 23 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Leoti in zone 6a in ZIP code 67861, 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 USC00144665; 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 Leoti?
In a normal year in Leoti, 60 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 60a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 111°F, on July 13, 1934; the lowest is −26°F, on January 12, 1912.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1958, with 28.10 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 73.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00144665; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00144665. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Leoti?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Leoti, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.6 |
| February | 76% | 3.4 |
| March | 79% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.8 |
| May | 81% | 6.7 |
| June | 87% | 7.4 |
| July | 90% | 7.3 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.0 |
| November | 82% | 2.9 |
| December | 78% | 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 Leoti need?
A normal year in Leoti brings 5,649 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,067 cooling degree days, 18% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,412 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,082 | 0 |
| February | 896 | 0 |
| March | 718 | 0 |
| April | 459 | 3 |
| May | 193 | 48 |
| June | 24 | 225 |
| July | 3 | 367 |
| August | 6 | 294 |
| September | 84 | 120 |
| October | 387 | 10 |
| November | 749 | 0 |
| December | 1,051 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,649 | 1,067 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00144665. 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 Leoti's climate compare?
Leoti is warmer than 14 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 11. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Leoti is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Leoti share this climate record?
Marienthal has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Marienthal, KS15 people · 8 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 Leoti's climate
What is the coldest month in Leoti?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Leoti?
Yes: 24 inches in a normal year, falling on 11 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Leoti?
August, with 3.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.38 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Leoti in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Leoti in zone 6a in ZIP code 67861, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Leoti?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Tribune, KS22 miles from this station, 52.2°F a year
- Scott City, KS24 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Wallace, KS32 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Russell Springs, KS34 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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