Wallace, Kansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wallace's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 20.7 inches of precipitation and 23 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 33°C, 527 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWallace
- Station IDUSC00148535
- Location38.91°N 101.59°W
- Elevation3,311 ft (1,009 m)
- Population45
On October 23, the normal high in Wallace is 66°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wallace.
- Jan 45° 15°
- Feb 47° 18°
- Mar 58° 25°
- Apr 66° 35°
- May 75° 46°
- Jun 87° 57°
- Jul 92° 63°
- Aug 90° 60°
- Sep 82° 51°
- Oct 69° 37°
- Nov 55° 25°
- Dec 45° 16°
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 Wallace each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.93 in), the least in January (0.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 15°F | 29.9°F | 0.37 | 2.9 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 47°F | 18°F | 32.3°F | 0.54 | 5.4 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 58°F | 25°F | 41.3°F | 0.97 | 3.1 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 35°F | 50.1°F | 1.79 | 1.8 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 46°F | 60.5°F | 2.88 | 1.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 87°F | 57°F | 71.9°F | 2.65 | 0.0 | 8 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 63°F | 77.4°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 8 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 90°F | 60°F | 75.0°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 51°F | 66.4°F | 1.52 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 37°F | 52.6°F | 1.49 | 0.9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 25°F | 40.0°F | 0.55 | 2.7 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 16°F | 30.8°F | 0.55 | 5.4 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 37°F | 52.4°F | 20.73 | 23.2 | 72 | 67 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −9°C | −1.2°C | 9 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 8°C | −8°C | 0.2°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 14°C | −4°C | 5.2°C | 25 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 19°C | 1°C | 10.1°C | 45 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 24°C | 8°C | 15.8°C | 73 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 30°C | 14°C | 22.2°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 17°C | 25.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 23.9°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 19.1°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 3°C | 11.4°C | 38 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 14 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 7°C | −9°C | −0.7°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148535; 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 Wallace?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00148535.
When is the last frost in Wallace?
In Wallace, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 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 14; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wallace in zone 6a in ZIP code 67761, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Wallace's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (18 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 USC00148535; 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 Wallace?
In a normal year in Wallace, 67 days a year reach 90°F (14 of them 100°F or more), 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 72 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 67a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 21high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 72a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1903) is 112°F, on June 28, 2012; the lowest is −25°F, on February 15, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 27.96 in; the snowiest season is 2006–07, with 58.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00148535; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00148535. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wallace?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wallace, 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 Wallace need?
A normal year in Wallace brings 5,698 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,129 cooling degree days, 24% 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 3,476 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,087 | 0 |
| February | 915 | 0 |
| March | 734 | 1 |
| April | 450 | 4 |
| May | 196 | 55 |
| June | 24 | 233 |
| July | 3 | 385 |
| August | 5 | 314 |
| September | 85 | 128 |
| October | 393 | 10 |
| November | 749 | 0 |
| December | 1,060 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,698 | 1,129 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148535. 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 Wallace been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 54.4°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.7°F | +1.3°F | 18.90 | 20.4 |
| 2022 | 53.0°F | +0.6°F | 14.79 | 47.2 |
| 2023 | 53.0°F | +0.6°F | 18.90 | 27.1 |
| 2024 | 55.5°F | +3.1°F | 17.36 | 19.4 |
| 2025 | 54.4°F | +2.0°F | 24.22 | 13.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00148535. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Wallace's climate compare?
Wallace is warmer than 15 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 19. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.4°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wallace is Dwa: continental, dry-winter, 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.
Questions about Wallace's climate
What is the coldest month in Wallace?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Wallace?
Yes: 23 inches in a normal year, falling on 15 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Wallace?
July, with 3.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wallace in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wallace in zone 6a in ZIP code 67761, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Wallace's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Wallace?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sharon Springs, KS9 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Winona, KS21 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Russell Springs, KS23 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Leoti, KS32 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
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