Eastshore has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Eastshore at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Eastshore’s climate
Read from where Eastshore sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Living with Eastshore’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
202 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 8 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 30.
About 12" a winter over 5 days with an inch or more, most in January.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through April. Heating is 73% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 58 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 91°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October. 0.0 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 →What a year in Eastshore feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
12 inches of snow, 34 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 73 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 202 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first by October 30.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Eastshore averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.5°).
A smaller shift than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Eastshore compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
Eastshore 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 | 41° | 20° | 0.8" | 3.5" | 4 | 3 | 25° – 42° |
| February | 46° | 24° | 1.3" | 2.4" | 4 | 2 | 27° – 45° |
| March | 57° | 33° | 2.3" | 1.7" | 6 | 1 | 38° – 56° |
| April | 67° | 43° | 3.0" | 0.5" | 7 | 0 | 48° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 53° | 5.2" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58° – 73° |
| June | 86° | 64° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| July | 91° | 68° | 4.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 87° |
| August | 90° | 66° | 3.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 86° |
| September | 82° | 57° | 3.3" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 45° | 2.6" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 50° – 64° |
| November | 55° | 33° | 1.6" | 1.1" | 4 | 1 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 44° | 24° | 1.3" | 3.1" | 5 | 2 | 22° – 38° |
| Year | 67° | 44° | 34.0" | 12.4" | 73 | 9 |
Heating and cooling a home in Eastshore
73% of the work is heating.
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 38° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Eastshore’s climate
What is the coldest month in Eastshore?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Eastshore?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 68°. About 58 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Eastshore get?
About 12 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Eastshore?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 30, and the last spring frost by April 8.
What is the rainiest month in Eastshore?
May, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Eastshore.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Eastshore itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Hillsboro, KS (8 mi, snow) and Marion Rsvr, KS (1 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.