Phillipsburg, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Phillipsburg's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 25.6 inches of precipitation and 17 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.8°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 34°C, 651 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPhillipsburg #2
- Station IDUSC00146378
- Location39.75°N 99.31°W
- Elevation1,888 ft (576 m)
- Population2,233
On October 14, the normal high in Phillipsburg is 69°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Phillipsburg.
- Jan 40° 16°
- Feb 44° 19°
- Mar 56° 28°
- Apr 65° 37°
- May 75° 49°
- Jun 87° 61°
- Jul 93° 66°
- Aug 90° 64°
- Sep 82° 54°
- Oct 68° 40°
- Nov 54° 28°
- Dec 42° 18°
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 Phillipsburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.34 in), the least in January (0.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 16°F | 28.1°F | 0.49 | 3.4 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 44°F | 19°F | 31.3°F | 0.86 | 6.6 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 28°F | 41.9°F | 1.52 | 1.5 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 37°F | 51.1°F | 2.44 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 49°F | 62.2°F | 4.34 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 87°F | 61°F | 74.0°F | 3.02 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 93°F | 66°F | 79.3°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 8 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 64°F | 77.1°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 82°F | 54°F | 68.0°F | 1.69 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 40°F | 54.2°F | 2.09 | 0.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 28°F | 40.8°F | 1.08 | 1.1 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 42°F | 18°F | 30.0°F | 0.93 | 3.2 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | 25.63 | 17.0 | 70 | 65 | 140 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −9°C | −2.2°C | 12 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 6°C | −7°C | −0.4°C | 22 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 13°C | −2°C | 5.5°C | 39 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 62 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 19°C | 26.3°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 18°C | 25.1°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 12°C | 20.0°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.3°C | 53 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 12°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 27 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 5°C | −8°C | −1.1°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00146378; 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 Phillipsburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00146378.
When is the last frost in Phillipsburg?
In Phillipsburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 1 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 261 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 190 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 15 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Phillipsburg in zone 6a in ZIP code 67661, 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 USC00146378; 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 Phillipsburg?
In a normal year in Phillipsburg, 65 days a year reach 90°F (15 of them 100°F or more), 140 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 70 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 65a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 140a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 27high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 70a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00146378.
How sunny is Phillipsburg?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Phillipsburg, 4.6 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% | 2.4 |
| February | 75% | 3.3 |
| March | 77% | 4.5 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 6.1 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 3.7 |
| November | 81% | 2.7 |
| December | 77% | 2.1 |
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 Phillipsburg need?
A normal year in Phillipsburg brings 5,636 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,359 cooling degree days, 50% 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 3,796 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,145 | 0 |
| February | 943 | 0 |
| March | 717 | 1 |
| April | 422 | 6 |
| May | 159 | 72 |
| June | 15 | 285 |
| July | 1 | 442 |
| August | 2 | 377 |
| September | 68 | 158 |
| October | 354 | 19 |
| November | 725 | 0 |
| December | 1,085 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,636 | 1,359 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00146378. 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 Phillipsburg's climate compare?
Phillipsburg is warmer than 28 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 38. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.2°F is warmer than 54%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Phillipsburg is Dfa: continental, 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 Phillipsburg 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.
- Logan, KS431 people · 15 mi SW
- Prairie View, KS99 people · 15 mi W
- Stuttgart, KS64 people · 8 mi NW
- Glade, KS52 people · 5 mi S
- Speed, KS36 people · 8 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 Phillipsburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Phillipsburg?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Phillipsburg?
Yes: 17 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (6.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Phillipsburg?
May, with 4.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Phillipsburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Phillipsburg in zone 6a in ZIP code 67661, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Phillipsburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kirwin, KS12 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Harlan County Lake, NE24 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Webster Dam, KS25 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Alton, KS26 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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