Sublette, 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 Sublette's primary NOAA station, SUBLETTE 7WSW.
The climate verdict for Sublette
Dryness leads the climate profile for Sublette, Kansas, with 18.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 18.3"
- annual precipitation · 15" snow
- 181 days
- frost-free growing season
Sublette: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00147922 · Sublette, KS 57°F mean · 18.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,528
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patoka Lake
- PRCP-DRY 18.3"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,463 HDD
- STN-1 USC00147922
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Patoka Lake, IN (+ 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.
- Sublette (this station) 57°F
- Cold Arnett, OK 57°F
- Hot Fairfield Radio…, IL 57°F
- Near Patoka Lake, IN 57°F
- Near Fredonia, KS 57°F
Climate Living Index · Sublette
Sublette: 42/100 · grade D
Sublette publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Sublette, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 56.9°F · 10.6° from 67.5°F | 66/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 15.0 inches/year | 56/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 181 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 18.3 in · 16.7 from 35 in | 41/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 208 calendar days | 10/100 · F |
Sublette · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Sublette'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
- 79.5°F
- Coldest month
- 34.5°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 Sublette sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Sublette's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 66th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 75%
- Sublette's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 59th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Sublette compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Sublette's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Sublette's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 51 complete annual observations from 1922 to 2016, SUBLETTE 7WSW warmed at a fitted rate of 0.11°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Sublette primary station fitted change +0.11 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 0.4" | 2.5" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.4" | 2.5" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 1.1" | 3.6" | 18.5 | 0.1 |
| April | 72°F (22°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 1.6" | 0.8" | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.3" | 0.1" | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.2 |
| July | 94°F (35°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 80°F (26°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 21.9 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.9 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 9.6 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 1.6" | 0.7" | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.6" | 1.4" | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (10°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 3.4" | 28.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Sublette works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 95°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 78 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 130 dates, bottoming at 20°F around January 8.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 13 through August 29, covering 78 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 7 to October 25.
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 17, then returns to freezing around November 9, covering 130 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 June 10, when 24% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 15 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 53 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Sublette.
Where Sublette Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 78 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Sublette earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.5"
1.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.5"
2.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.6"
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
5.8 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.4"
2.5 days with precipitation
Sublette runs a summer-peaked wet season
46% of Sublette'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 3.0", on a wide 45°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, July, August, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.4".
- Winter share: 8% 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.
When it rains in Sublette, it arrives in quantity
18.3" of precipitation falls across only about 52 wet days here, averaging 0.35 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 52 a year, 14% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.35 inches
- Most wet days
- June, about 7
- Fewest wet days
- January, about 2
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.
Winter brings real snow to Sublette
Sublette averages 15.0 inches of snowfall a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 8 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 15.0 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 8 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 8% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
181 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,463
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,530
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Sublette 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 (57°F here).
- Beaver Dam, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Benton, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Clearlake, CA 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Diamond, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (18.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Georgetown, CO 18.3" · 0.0" off
- Lubbock, TX 18.3" · 0.0" off
- New Salem, ND 18.3" · 0.0" off
- Levelland, TX 18.3" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Sublette
heating led · dry · mid swing
Sublette's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,463 annual heating degree days against 1,530 for cooling. Its 45.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Sublette's frost-free season lasts about 181 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Sublette coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 35°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Sublette typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Sublette snow peak
March
Sublette averages 15.0 inches of snow a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Sublette's primary station: SUBLETTE 7WSW (USC00147922). 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 2068775). Match rule for Sublette: 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 Sublette 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.