Bonner Springs has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Bonner Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Bonner Springs’s climate
Read from where Bonner Springs sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in Bonner Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
12 inches of snow, 39 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 82 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first by October 22.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Bonner Springs’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
188 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 16 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 22.
About 12" a winter over 5 days with an inch or more, most in January.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 81% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 34 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 89°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October. 3.2 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Bonner Springs and its neighbors
Shawnee has the coldest January nights next door (20°) and Edwardsville the hottest July afternoons (89°). Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bonner Springs averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°).
A smaller shift than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Bonner Springs compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
Bonner 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 20° | 1.1" | 4.0" | 5 | 23° – 41° |
| February | 45° | 24° | 1.5" | 2.9" | 5 | 26° – 44° |
| March | 56° | 34° | 2.4" | 1.3" | 7 | 39° – 59° |
| April | 66° | 44° | 3.9" | 0.1" | 9 | 48° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 55° | 5.3" | 0 | 11 | 59° – 74° |
| June | 85° | 64° | 5.2" | 0 | 8 | 70° – 79° |
| July | 89° | 68° | 4.4" | 0 | 7 | 74° – 86° |
| August | 88° | 67° | 4.3" | 0 | 7 | 71° – 83° |
| September | 80° | 58° | 3.9" | 0 | 7 | 63° – 76° |
| October | 68° | 45° | 3.2" | 0 | 7 | 50° – 62° |
| November | 55° | 34° | 2.1" | 0.7" | 5 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 43° | 24° | 1.6" | 3.2" | 5 | 20° – 40° |
| Year | 66° | 45° | 38.9" | 12.2" | 82 |
Heating and cooling a home in Bonner Springs
81% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 39° to 59°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Bonner Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bonner Springs?
January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Bonner Springs?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 68°. About 34 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bonner Springs get?
About 12 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Bonner Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 16.
What is the rainiest month in Bonner Springs?
May, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Bonner Springs.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bonner Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Tonganoxie 5se, KS (10 mi, snow) and Bonner Springs, KS (2 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. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.