Bachelor, KS climate
Bachelor has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bachelor feels like
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Bachelor weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 21° | 0.9" | 2.8" | 5 | 4 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 48° | 25° | 1.5" | 1.2" | 5 | 2 | 29° – 45° |
| March | 58° | 35° | 2.5" | 0.9" | 7 | 1 | 39° – 58° |
| April | 68° | 44° | 3.8" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| May | 76° | 54° | 5.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 64° | 5.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| July | 90° | 68° | 4.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75° – 86° |
| August | 90° | 67° | 3.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71° – 85° |
| September | 82° | 58° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 46° | 3.3" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 57° | 34° | 2.2" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 39° – 53° |
| December | 46° | 25° | 1.6" | 3.0" | 5 | 3 | 23° – 41° |
| Year | 68° | 45° | 38.9" | 8.6" | 81 | 10 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Bachelor
Bachelor gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 10 days of the year.
About 186 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first one by October 20. That leaves about 186 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 59% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bachelor
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bachelor, 78% of that work is heating and 22% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Bachelor and its neighbors
Bachelor borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Janesville has the coldest January nights (21°) and Fall River the hottest July afternoons (91°). Bachelor’s January low is 21° and its July high 90°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Bachelor compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bachelor averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bachelor’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 39° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Bachelor’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bachelor?
January, with a typical high of 43° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Bachelor?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 68°. About 50 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bachelor get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Bachelor?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 20, and the last spring frost by April 16.
What is the rainiest month in Bachelor?
May, with 5.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bachelor itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Eureka 1e, KS (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.