New Albany has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in New Albany at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about New Albany’s climate
Read from where New Albany sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
7 inches of snow, 40 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 69 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in New Albany averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
What a year in New Albany feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with New Albany’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
197 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 12 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 26.
About 7" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 74% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 54 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 91°.
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 →About 197 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 12 and the first by October 26.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
How New Albany compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
New Albany 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 | 44° | 23° | 1.1" | 2.9" | 4 | 3 | 27° – 43° |
| February | 49° | 26° | 1.5" | 0.8" | 3 | 1 | 30° – 46° |
| March | 59° | 36° | 2.7" | 0.4" | 6 | 0 | 40° – 58° |
| April | 69° | 45° | 4.2" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| May | 77° | 55° | 5.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| June | 86° | 65° | 5.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| July | 91° | 69° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 87° |
| August | 90° | 67° | 3.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72° – 85° |
| September | 82° | 59° | 3.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| October | 71° | 47° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| November | 58° | 35° | 2.2" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40° – 53° |
| December | 46° | 26° | 1.7" | 2.3" | 4 | 3 | 24° – 42° |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 39.8" | 6.5" | 69 | 7 |
Heating and cooling a home in New Albany
74% 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 40° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about New Albany’s climate
What is the coldest month in New Albany?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in New Albany?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 69°. About 54 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does New Albany get?
About 7 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in New Albany?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by April 12.
What is the rainiest month in New Albany?
May, with 5.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 40 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in New Albany.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for New Albany itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Fredonia, KS (6 mi) away. 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.