Falls, KS climate
Falls has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Falls feels like
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Falls 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° | 23° | 1.0" | 2.2" | 5 | 3 | 30° – 45° |
| February | 51° | 27° | 1.3" | 2.5" | 5 | 2 | 32° – 47° |
| March | 61° | 36° | 2.5" | 1.7" | 7 | 1 | 42° – 59° |
| April | 70° | 45° | 3.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| May | 79° | 56° | 4.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 62° – 75° |
| June | 89° | 66° | 4.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| July | 94° | 70° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77° – 90° |
| August | 92° | 69° | 3.6" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 86° |
| September | 84° | 60° | 2.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68° – 80° |
| October | 73° | 48° | 3.1" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| November | 59° | 35° | 1.7" | 0.3" | 5 | 0 | 41° – 55° |
| December | 48° | 26° | 1.4" | 3.1" | 5 | 3 | 27° – 41° |
| Year | 71° | 47° | 34.3" | 9.9" | 83 | 9 |
“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 Falls
Falls gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 83 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 9 days of the year.
About 195 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 15 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 195 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 69% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Falls, 73% of that work is heating and 27% 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.
Falls and its neighbors
Falls borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Downs has the coldest January nights (23°) and Caldwell the hottest July afternoons (94°). Falls’s January low is 23° and its July high 94°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Falls 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 Falls averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.6°). The shift is smaller than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Falls’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 42° to 59°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Falls?
January, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Falls?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 70°. About 67 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Falls get?
About 10 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 29, and the last spring frost by April 15.
What is the rainiest month in Falls?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Caldwell, KS (5 mi, snow) and Wellington, KS (15 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.