Oakley, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Oakley's primary NOAA station, OAKLEY 19 SSW - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Oakley
Dryness leads the climate profile for Oakley, Kansas, with 19.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 53°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 19.3"
- annual precipitation
- 170 days
- frost-free growing season
Oakley: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00003067 · Oakley, KS 53°F mean · 19.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,705
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grand Junction…
- PRCP-DRY 19.3"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,487 HDD
- STN-MULTI USW00003067
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Grand Junction Walker Fld, CO (+ 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.
- Oakley (this station) 53°F
- Cold Troy, KS 53°F
- Hot Cottonwood Weir, UT 53°F
- Near Grand Junction…, CO 53°F
- Near Scott City, KS 53°F
Climate Living Index · Oakley
Oakley: 37/100 · grade F
Oakley publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Oakley, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 53.2°F · 14.3° from 67.5°F | 53/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 19.3 in · 15.7 from 35 in | 44/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 170 days/year | 42/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 199 calendar days | 14/100 · F |
Oakley · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Oakley's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 78.2°F
- Coldest month
- 30.4°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 Oakley sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Oakley's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 54th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 73%
- Oakley's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 72%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Oakley is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Oakley compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Oakley's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 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 | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | N/A | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.5" | N/A | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 58°F (14°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.0" | N/A | 20.7 | 0.1 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 1.6" | N/A | 9.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 2.8" | N/A | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.1" | N/A | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| July | 92°F (34°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.0" | N/A | 0.0 | 21.2 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.0" | N/A | 0.0 | 17.4 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | N/A | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.5" | N/A | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.5" | N/A | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Oakley works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by July 22 and hold at or above 90°F on 48 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 151 dates, bottoming at 16°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 30 through August 16, covering 48 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 1 to October 12.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 28, then returns to freezing around October 30, covering 151 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 July 27, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 13 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 76 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 22 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Oakley.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
3.9 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
Oakley runs a summer-peaked wet season
47% of Oakley's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 3.1", on a wide 47.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, August, July, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.4".
- Winter share: 7% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Oakley's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 75 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 19.3" between them, or roughly 0.26 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
170 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,487
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,225
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Oakley 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 (53°F here).
- Bandon, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Dayville, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Farmington, NM 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Lancaster, OH 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (19.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Burlington, CO 19.3" · 0.0" off
- Bushland, TX 19.3" · 0.0" off
- Harvey, ND 19.3" · 0.0" off
- Elizabeth, CO 19.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Oakley's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Oakley's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,487 annual heating degree days against 1,225 for cooling. Its 47.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Oakley's frost-free season lasts about 170 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 Oakley's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.8°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Oakley's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 19.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Oakley'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 Oakley, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
Questions about Oakley's climate
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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 Oakley's primary station: OAKLEY 19 SSW (USW00003067). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Oakley area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2051825). Match rule for Oakley: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Oakley 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.