Pomona Lake, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pomona Lake's primary NOAA station, POMONA LAKE.
The climate verdict for Pomona Lake
Pomona Lake, Kansas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 56°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 56°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 38.6"
- annual precipitation
- 206 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Pomona Lake: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00146498 · Pomona Lake, KS 56°F mean · 38.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 56°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,391
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hutchinson
- PRCP-MID 38.6"
- SWING-WIDE 49°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,743 HDD
- STN-1 USC00146498
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Hutchinson Muni, KS ( -0.1 °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.
- Hot Beaver, OK 57°F
- Pomona Lake (this station) 56°F
- Cold Tallgrass Prair…, KS 56°F
- Near Hutchinson, KS 56°F
- Near Hudson, KS 56°F
Climate Living Index · Pomona Lake
Pomona Lake: 64/100 · grade C
Pomona Lake publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pomona Lake, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 38.6 in · 3.6 from 35 in | 87/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 206 days/year | 69/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 56.2°F · 11.3° from 67.5°F | 64/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 147 calendar days | 49/100 · D |
Pomona Lake · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pomona Lake is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 31.1°F and warmest-month mean 80.1°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 80.1°F
- Coldest month
- 31.1°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 Pomona Lake sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pomona Lake's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 64th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 55th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 78%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pomona Lake is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pomona Lake compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pomona Lake's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 1.0" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 46°F (8°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.7" | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.3" | 15.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (19°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.8" | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 5.5" | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 16.4 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.2" | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 56°F (13°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.3" | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 44°F (7°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.6" | 25.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Pomona Lake works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 24 and hold at or above 90°F on 38 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 109 dates, bottoming at 21°F around January 22.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 8 through August 14, covering 38 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 26 to October 15.
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 10, then returns to freezing around November 23, covering 109 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 May 8, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 20 at 15%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 92 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pomona Lake.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.5 days with precipitation
4.6 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
Pomona Lake spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 34% of the annual total and December through February 11%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pomona Lake has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.5" and January 1.0". The three wettest months together take 39% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Pomona Lake, it arrives in quantity
38.6" of precipitation falls across only about 93 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 93 a year, 25% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- January, about 5
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
206 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,743
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,578
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Pomona Lake 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 (56°F here).
- Baltimore, MD 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Cape May, NJ 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Carrizozo, NM 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Galena, MO 56°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (38.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cameron, TX 38.6" · 0.0" off
- Towanda, PA 38.6" · 0.0" off
- Calistoga, CA 38.6" · 0.0" off
- Hennepin, IL 38.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Pomona Lake's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Pomona Lake's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,743 annual heating degree days against 1,578 for cooling. Its 49.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Pomona Lake's frost-free season lasts about 206 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 Pomona Lake's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 49.0°F. The annual average is 56°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Pomona Lake's 38.6 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Pomona Lake'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 Pomona Lake, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Pomona Lake's primary station: POMONA LAKE (USC00146498). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Pomona Lake; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Pomona Lake 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.