Sharon Springs, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sharon Springs's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 19.9 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.6°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 33°C, 504 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSharon Springs
- Station IDUSC00147397
- Location38.90°N 101.75°W
- Elevation3,450 ft (1,052 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population733
On October 23, the normal high in Sharon Springs is 65°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sharon Springs.
- Jan 44° 17°
- Feb 46° 19°
- Mar 57° 28°
- Apr 65° 37°
- May 75° 48°
- Jun 86° 59°
- Jul 91° 64°
- Aug 88° 62°
- Sep 81° 53°
- Oct 68° 38°
- Nov 54° 27°
- Dec 44° 19°
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 Sharon Springs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.86 in), the least in January (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 17°F | 30.5°F | 0.40 | 3.2 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 19°F | 32.7°F | 0.59 | 4.7 | 2 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 28°F | 42.1°F | 0.95 | 3.3 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 37°F | 50.8°F | 1.80 | 1.4 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 48°F | 61.2°F | 2.58 | 0.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 86°F | 59°F | 72.4°F | 2.77 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 91°F | 64°F | 77.7°F | 3.86 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 88°F | 62°F | 75.2°F | 2.96 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 53°F | 66.9°F | 1.57 | 0.1 | 3 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 38°F | 53.1°F | 1.27 | 1.4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 27°F | 40.4°F | 0.65 | 2.3 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 19°F | 31.4°F | 0.45 | 4.5 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 39°F | 52.9°F | 19.85 | 21.0 | 52 | 61 | 146 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −8°C | −0.8°C | 10 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 8°C | −7°C | 0.4°C | 15 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 14°C | −2°C | 5.6°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 18°C | 3°C | 10.4°C | 46 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 18°C | 25.4°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 17°C | 24.0°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 12°C | 19.4°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 32 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 12°C | −3°C | 4.7°C | 17 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 7°C | −7°C | −0.3°C | 11 mm | 11 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147397; 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 Sharon Springs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00147397.
When is the last frost in Sharon Springs?
In Sharon Springs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 3 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 281 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 3; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 168 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 186 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sharon Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 67758, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Sharon Springs's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°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 USC00147397; 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 Sharon Springs?
In a normal year in Sharon Springs, 61 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 146 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 52 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 61a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 146a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 52a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 112°F, on June 24, 1971; the lowest is −23°F, on February 15, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1980, with 26.74 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 62.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00147397; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00147397. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Sharon Springs?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sharon 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 Sharon Springs need?
A normal year in Sharon Springs brings 5,553 heating degree days, 3% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,166 cooling degree days, 28% 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 3,563 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,070 | 0 |
| February | 903 | 0 |
| March | 709 | 0 |
| April | 430 | 4 |
| May | 177 | 59 |
| June | 21 | 245 |
| July | 2 | 394 |
| August | 4 | 320 |
| September | 76 | 133 |
| October | 379 | 10 |
| November | 740 | 0 |
| December | 1,043 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,553 | 1,166 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147397. 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 Sharon Springs been warmer than normal lately?
Over 58 complete years from 1952 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.4°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Sharon Springs's climate compare?
Sharon Springs is warmer than 23 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.9°F is warmer than 53%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sharon 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 Sharon Springs's climate
What is the coldest month in Sharon Springs?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Sharon Springs?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (4.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Sharon Springs?
July, with 3.86 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sharon Springs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sharon Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 67758, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Sharon Springs's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Sharon Springs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wallace, KS9 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Arapahoe (14 mi N), CO24 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Arapahoe (12 mi S), CO27 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Winona, KS29 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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