Wilmore (16 mi SE), Kansas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Wilmore (16 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 25.2 inches of precipitation and 12 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 35°C, 640 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWilmore (16 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00148914
- Location37.13°N 99.06°W
- Elevation1,667 ft (508 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Wilmore (16 mi SE) is 69°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wilmore (16 mi SE).
- Jan 46° 16°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 60° 29°
- Apr 70° 39°
- May 79° 50°
- Jun 89° 61°
- Jul 94° 66°
- Aug 93° 63°
- Sep 85° 54°
- Oct 72° 40°
- Nov 58° 28°
- Dec 47° 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 at Wilmore (16 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.83 in), the least in January (0.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 16°F | 31.4°F | 0.78 | 2.3 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 50°F | 20°F | 34.9°F | 0.90 | 2.8 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 29°F | 44.7°F | 1.86 | 3.0 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 39°F | 54.2°F | 2.27 | 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 50°F | 64.4°F | 3.38 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 61°F | 74.7°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 94°F | 66°F | 79.8°F | 2.95 | 0.0 | 6 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 93°F | 63°F | 77.9°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 54°F | 69.4°F | 1.83 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 40°F | 56.0°F | 2.02 | 0.1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 28°F | 42.9°F | 1.07 | 0.6 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 19°F | 33.1°F | 0.99 | 3.4 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 40°F | 55.3°F | 25.21 | 12.3 | 59 | 80 | 142 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −9°C | −0.3°C | 20 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 10°C | −7°C | 1.6°C | 23 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 16°C | −2°C | 7.1°C | 47 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 21°C | 4°C | 12.3°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 10°C | 18.0°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 16°C | 23.7°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 19°C | 26.6°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 17°C | 25.5°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 12°C | 20.8°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 4°C | 13.3°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | −2°C | 6.1°C | 27 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −7°C | 0.6°C | 25 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148914; 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.
Which months are mildest at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00148914.
When is the last frost at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
In Wilmore (16 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 25 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before September 29 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 251 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 171 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 188 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 14 in half of springs and before October 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilmore (16 mi SE) in zone 6b in ZIP code 67155, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (27 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 USC00148914; 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 at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Wilmore (16 mi SE), 80 days a year reach 90°F (22 of them 100°F or more), 142 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 80a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 142a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 15high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1986) is 113°F, on June 27, 2011; the lowest is −23°F, on February 10, 2011.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 40.42 in; the snowiest season is 2002–03, with 29.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00148914; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00148914. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Wilmore (16 mi SE), 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.7 |
| February | 77% | 3.5 |
| March | 78% | 4.7 |
| April | 78% | 5.7 |
| May | 81% | 6.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.2 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 86% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 3.9 |
| November | 81% | 2.9 |
| December | 78% | 2.4 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Wilmore (16 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Wilmore (16 mi SE) brings 4,993 heating degree days, 7% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,486 cooling degree days, 64% 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 4,113 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,043 | 0 |
| February | 841 | 0 |
| March | 632 | 2 |
| April | 339 | 17 |
| May | 118 | 98 |
| June | 8 | 299 |
| July | 1 | 462 |
| August | 2 | 402 |
| September | 50 | 182 |
| October | 304 | 25 |
| November | 665 | 1 |
| December | 990 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,993 | 1,486 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00148914. 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.
How does Wilmore (16 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Wilmore (16 mi SE) is warmer than 84 of the 137 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.3°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wilmore (16 mi SE) 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 Wilmore (16 mi SE) share this climate record?
Sun City has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Sun City, KS33 people · 19 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 Wilmore (16 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
June, with 3.83 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wilmore (16 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wilmore (16 mi SE) in zone 6b in ZIP code 67155, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Wilmore (16 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 25; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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