Valley Falls, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Valley Falls's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 37.6 inches of precipitation and 14 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 33°C, 955 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationValley Falls (3 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00148341
- Location39.30°N 95.49°W
- Elevation1,051 ft (320 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population1,066
On October 23, the normal high in Valley Falls is 67°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Falls.
- Jan 39° 18°
- Feb 45° 20°
- Mar 56° 32°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 76° 54°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 91° 68°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 81° 56°
- Oct 70° 45°
- Nov 55° 33°
- Dec 42° 23°
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 Valley Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.56 in), the least in January (0.94 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 18°F | 28.5°F | 0.94 | 3.6 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 45°F | 20°F | 32.8°F | 1.30 | 4.4 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 32°F | 43.8°F | 2.31 | 1.0 | 8 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.4°F | 3.80 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 64.6°F | 5.56 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 74.8°F | 4.87 | 0.0 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 91°F | 68°F | 79.3°F | 3.90 | 0.0 | 10 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 89°F | 65°F | 77.0°F | 4.67 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 81°F | 56°F | 68.8°F | 3.72 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | 3.03 | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 55°F | 33°F | 43.9°F | 1.92 | 0.9 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| December | 42°F | 23°F | 32.4°F | 1.59 | 3.3 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 43°F | 54.8°F | 37.61 | 13.5 | 98 | 57 | 118 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −8°C | −1.9°C | 24 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 7°C | −6°C | 0.4°C | 33 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 59 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.3°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.0°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 77 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 49 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 6°C | −5°C | 0.2°C | 40 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148341; 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 Valley Falls?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00148341.
When is the last frost in Valley Falls?
In Valley Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 12 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 101 year in 10 after April 25; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 199 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valley Falls in zone 6b in ZIP code 66088, 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 USC00148341; 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 Valley Falls?
In a normal year in Valley Falls, 57 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 118 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 98 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 118a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 26high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 98a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00148341.
How sunny is Valley Falls?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Valley Falls, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and March the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.2 |
| February | 72% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 77% | 3.5 |
| November | 76% | 2.5 |
| December | 72% | 1.9 |
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 Valley Falls need?
A normal year in Valley Falls brings 5,120 heating degree days, 5% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,439 cooling degree days, 59% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,106 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,131 | 0 |
| February | 903 | 0 |
| March | 663 | 4 |
| April | 333 | 15 |
| May | 114 | 104 |
| June | 5 | 298 |
| July | 0 | 443 |
| August | 2 | 372 |
| September | 56 | 170 |
| October | 265 | 33 |
| November | 635 | 1 |
| December | 1,012 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,120 | 1,439 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148341. 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 Valley Falls been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 56.4°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.8°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.8°F | +2.0°F | 36.46 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | 55.1°F | +0.3°F | 35.56 | – |
| 2023 | 57.1°F | +2.3°F | 28.42 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | 57.8°F | +3.0°F | 36.40 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 56.4°F | +1.6°F | 31.70 | 26.4 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00148341. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Valley Falls's climate compare?
Valley Falls is warmer than 63 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 99. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.8°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls share this climate record?
3 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.
- Ozawkie, KS623 people · 5 mi S
- Hoyt, KS596 people · 12 mi W
- Nortonville, KS586 people · 11 mi NE
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 Valley Falls's climate
What is the coldest month in Valley Falls?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Valley Falls?
Yes: 14 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (4.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Valley Falls?
May, with 5.56 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.94 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Valley Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Valley Falls in zone 6b in ZIP code 66088, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Valley Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after April 25. Waiting until April 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Oskaloosa, KS12 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Perry, KS14 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Topeka, KS17 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Holton, KS18 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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