LeRoy has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in LeRoy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about LeRoy’s climate
Read from where LeRoy sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
8 inches of snow, 39 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 63 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Living with LeRoy’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
198 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 10 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 28.
About 8" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 77% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 41 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 90°.
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 →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in LeRoy averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
What a year in LeRoy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 198 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first by October 28.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
How LeRoy compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
LeRoy 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 | 42° | 21° | 1.1" | 2.8" | 3 | 25° – 42° |
| February | 47° | 25° | 1.5" | 2.3" | 3 | 28° – 45° |
| March | 57° | 35° | 2.5" | 0.8" | 5 | 39° – 58° |
| April | 67° | 44° | 3.9" | 0 | 7 | 48° – 62° |
| May | 76° | 55° | 5.6" | 0 | 8 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 64° | 5.1" | 0 | 7 | 70° – 80° |
| July | 90° | 68° | 4.3" | 0 | 7 | 75° – 86° |
| August | 89° | 67° | 3.9" | 0 | 5 | 71° – 84° |
| September | 81° | 58° | 4.3" | 0 | 6 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 69° | 46° | 3.4" | 0.1" | 5 | 50° – 63° |
| November | 56° | 34° | 2.3" | 0 | 4 | 39° – 52° |
| December | 45° | 25° | 1.6" | 2.1" | 3 | 22° – 42° |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 39.3" | 8.1" | 63 |
Heating and cooling a home in LeRoy
77% 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. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 22° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about LeRoy’s climate
What is the coldest month in LeRoy?
January, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in LeRoy?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 68°. About 41 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does LeRoy get?
About 8 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in LeRoy?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 28, and the last spring frost by April 10.
What is the rainiest month in LeRoy?
May, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in LeRoy.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for LeRoy itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Le Roy, KS (1 mi, snow) and Yates Ctr, 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. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.