Falls, KS climate
Falls has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 11 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 20° | 0.8" | 4.0" | 4 | 25° – 42° |
| February | 46° | 24° | 1.3" | 1.3" | 5 | 26° – 44° |
| March | 57° | 34° | 2.5" | 1.3" | 7 | 38° – 58° |
| April | 67° | 43° | 3.4" | 0.2" | 8 | 47° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 54° | 5.3" | 0 | 11 | 59° – 72° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.8" | 0 | 9 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 91° | 68° | 4.5" | 0 | 9 | 74° – 87° |
| August | 89° | 66° | 4.0" | 0 | 8 | 72° – 86° |
| September | 81° | 57° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 64° – 75° |
| October | 69° | 45° | 2.9" | 0.3" | 7 | 50° – 62° |
| November | 55° | 33° | 1.9" | 0.4" | 5 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 44° | 24° | 1.3" | 3.1" | 5 | 21° – 39° |
| Year | 67° | 44° | 36.0" | 10.6" | 84 |
“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 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 84 days a year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first one by October 18. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% 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, 79% of that work is heating and 21% 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 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Toledo has the coldest January nights (20°) and Cottonwood the hottest July afternoons (91°). Falls’s January low is 20° and its July high 91°.
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 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 90% 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 38° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Falls?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Falls?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 68°. About 49 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Falls get?
About 11 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 18, and the last spring frost by April 19.
What is the rainiest month in Falls?
May, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 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 Cottonwood Falls, KS (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.