Green Garden, KS climate
Green Garden has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Green Garden feels like
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Green Garden 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 | 42° | 20° | 0.7" | 3.9" | 3 | 4 | 24° – 42° |
| February | 46° | 23° | 1.1" | 3.3" | 3 | 4 | 27° – 43° |
| March | 57° | 32° | 1.8" | 2.2" | 5 | 2 | 37° – 56° |
| April | 67° | 41° | 2.4" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| May | 76° | 52° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57° – 71° |
| June | 87° | 62° | 4.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 92° | 67° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76° – 86° |
| August | 90° | 65° | 3.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 71° – 84° |
| September | 82° | 57° | 2.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 69° | 44° | 2.2" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| November | 55° | 31° | 1.2" | 1.1" | 3 | 1 | 36° – 51° |
| December | 43° | 22° | 1.1" | 4.0" | 3 | 5 | 23° – 38° |
| Year | 67° | 43° | 29.1" | 15.2" | 56 | 16 |
“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 Green Garden
Green Garden gets 29 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 56 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 16 days of the year.
About 175 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 16. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Green Garden
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Green Garden, 78% of that work is heating and 22% 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.
Green Garden and its neighbors
Green Garden borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Eureka has both the coldest January nights (19°) and the hottest July afternoons (92°). Green Garden’s January low is 20° and its July high 92°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Green Garden 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 Green Garden averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°). The shift is smaller than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Green Garden’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 37° to 56°. July is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Green Garden’s climate
What is the coldest month in Green Garden?
January, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Green Garden?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 67°. About 63 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Green Garden get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Green Garden?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 16, and the last spring frost by April 23.
What is the rainiest month in Green Garden?
May, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 29 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Green Garden itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Geneseo, KS (9 mi, snow) and Ellsworth, KS (13 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.