Enterprise has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Enterprise at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Enterprise’s climate
Read from where Enterprise sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Enterprise averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°).
A smaller shift than in 55% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
What a year in Enterprise feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
15 inches of snow, 33 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 84 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 190 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 14 and the first by October 23.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Enterprise’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
190 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 14 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 23.
About 15" a winter over 6 days with an inch or more, most in December.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through April. Heating is 71% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 76 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 92°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →How Enterprise compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
Enterprise 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 | 41° | 20° | 0.7" | 4.1" | 4 | 24° – 42° |
| February | 46° | 23° | 1.1" | 3.3" | 4 | 27° – 43° |
| March | 57° | 33° | 2.1" | 1.8" | 7 | 38° – 57° |
| April | 67° | 42° | 3.0" | 0.1" | 9 | 48° – 61° |
| May | 77° | 53° | 5.0" | 0 | 10 | 58° – 74° |
| June | 87° | 64° | 4.4" | 0 | 9 | 69° – 81° |
| July | 92° | 68° | 4.7" | 0 | 9 | 75° – 87° |
| August | 90° | 66° | 4.1" | 0 | 9 | 72° – 85° |
| September | 82° | 57° | 2.8" | 0 | 7 | 64° – 77° |
| October | 70° | 45° | 2.5" | 0 | 7 | 50° – 63° |
| November | 55° | 32° | 1.5" | 0.9" | 5 | 36° – 51° |
| December | 43° | 23° | 1.2" | 4.3" | 6 | 21° – 38° |
| Year | 67° | 44° | 32.9" | 14.5" | 84 |
Heating and cooling a home in Enterprise
71% 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 57°. July is the most reliable, staying within 12°.
Common questions about Enterprise’s climate
What is the coldest month in Enterprise?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Enterprise?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 68°. About 76 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Enterprise get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Enterprise?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 23, and the last spring frost by April 14.
What is the rainiest month in Enterprise?
May, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 33 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Enterprise.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Enterprise itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Enterprise, KS (1 mi, snow) and Abilene, KS (5 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.