Baxter Springs, KS climate
Baxter Springs has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Baxter Springs feels like
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Baxter Springs 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 | 46° | 25° | 2.0" | 2.3" | 7 | 4 | 30° – 46° |
| February | 51° | 29° | 1.9" | 1.1" | 6 | 1 | 32° – 48° |
| March | 60° | 38° | 3.3" | 1.3" | 10 | 1 | 43° – 60° |
| April | 70° | 47° | 4.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52° – 65° |
| May | 78° | 56° | 6.5" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 74° |
| June | 86° | 65° | 5.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 71° – 81° |
| July | 91° | 70° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75° – 88° |
| August | 90° | 68° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 84° |
| September | 83° | 59° | 4.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66° – 78° |
| October | 71° | 47° | 3.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| November | 59° | 37° | 3.3" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 41° – 56° |
| December | 49° | 29° | 2.4" | 2.3" | 7 | 3 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 69° | 48° | 45.2" | 7.2" | 102 | 8 |
“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 Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 102 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 8 days of the year.
About 200 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 9 and the first one by October 27. That leaves about 200 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 72% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Baxter Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Baxter Springs, 71% of that work is heating and 29% 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.
Baxter Springs and its neighbors
Baxter Springs borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Spring Valley has both the coldest January nights (25°) and the hottest July afternoons (91°). Baxter Springs’s January low is 25° and its July high 91°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Baxter Springs 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 Baxter Springs averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Baxter Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 26° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Baxter Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Baxter Springs?
January, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Baxter Springs?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 70°. About 53 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Baxter Springs get?
About 7 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Baxter Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 27, and the last spring frost by April 9.
What is the rainiest month in Baxter Springs?
May, with 6.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Baxter Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Columbus, KS (12 mi, snow) and Joplin Regional Airport, MO (16 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.