Russell Springs, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Russell Springs's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 18.2 inches of precipitation and 22 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.4°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 34°C, 462 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRussell Springs (3 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00147050
- Location38.96°N 101.17°W
- Elevation3,064 ft (934 m)
- Population27
On October 23, the normal high in Russell Springs is 66°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Russell Springs.
- Jan 44° 16°
- Feb 47° 18°
- Mar 57° 26°
- Apr 66° 35°
- May 75° 46°
- Jun 87° 57°
- Jul 93° 63°
- Aug 90° 61°
- Sep 82° 52°
- Oct 69° 38°
- Nov 55° 25°
- Dec 44° 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 Russell Springs 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 July (3.00 in), the least in January (0.31 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 16°F | 29.7°F | 0.31 | 3.5 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 47°F | 18°F | 32.4°F | 0.54 | 5.7 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 26°F | 41.5°F | 0.86 | 2.7 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 35°F | 50.4°F | 1.83 | 1.6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 46°F | 60.7°F | 2.66 | 0.6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 87°F | 57°F | 72.2°F | 2.34 | 0.0 | 8 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 93°F | 63°F | 78.0°F | 3.00 | 0.0 | 8 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 61°F | 75.5°F | 2.56 | 0.0 | 8 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 52°F | 66.9°F | 1.58 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 38°F | 53.2°F | 1.37 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 25°F | 39.9°F | 0.60 | 2.4 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 17°F | 30.6°F | 0.54 | 4.9 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 38°F | 52.6°F | 18.19 | 22.3 | 70 | 71 | 154 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 8 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 8°C | −8°C | 0.2°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 14°C | −3°C | 5.3°C | 22 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 19°C | 2°C | 10.2°C | 46 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 24°C | 8°C | 15.9°C | 68 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 31°C | 14°C | 22.3°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 17°C | 25.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 24.2°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 19.4°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 3°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 15 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 7°C | −8°C | −0.8°C | 14 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147050; 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 Russell Springs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00147050.
When is the last frost in Russell Springs?
In Russell Springs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 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 301 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 164 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 184 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Russell Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 67764, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Russell Springs's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −8°F (24 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00147050; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Russell Springs?
In a normal year in Russell Springs, 71 days a year reach 90°F (18 of them 100°F or more), 154 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 70 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 71a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 154a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 70a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1910) is 116°F, on July 27, 2026; the lowest is −28°F, on January 11, 1918.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2021, with 28.57 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 56.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00147050; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00147050. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Russell Springs?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Russell Springs, 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 Russell Springs need?
A normal year in Russell Springs brings 5,673 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,187 cooling degree days, 31% 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 3,560 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,093 | 0 |
| February | 913 | 0 |
| March | 729 | 1 |
| April | 442 | 4 |
| May | 190 | 57 |
| June | 25 | 241 |
| July | 2 | 405 |
| August | 4 | 328 |
| September | 80 | 139 |
| October | 378 | 14 |
| November | 752 | 0 |
| December | 1,066 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,673 | 1,187 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147050. 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 Russell Springs been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 54.4°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.6°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.7°F | +1.1°F | 28.57 | 18.2 |
| 2024 | 55.3°F | +2.7°F | 17.03 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | 54.4°F | +1.8°F | 19.97 | 16.3 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00147050. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Russell Springs's climate compare?
Russell Springs is warmer than 19 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.6°F is warmer than 52%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Russell Springs 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.
Questions about Russell Springs's climate
What is the coldest month in Russell Springs?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Russell Springs?
Yes: 22 inches in a normal year, falling on 15 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Russell Springs?
July, with 3.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Russell Springs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Russell Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 67764, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Russell Springs's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −8°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Russell Springs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Winona, KS8 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Oakley, KS16 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Wallace, KS23 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Colby, KS30 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
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