Pretty Prairie, KS climate
Pretty Prairie has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pretty Prairie feels like
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Pretty Prairie 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 | 44° | 21° | 0.8" | 1.5" | 4 | 28° – 43° |
| February | 49° | 25° | 1.2" | 3.0" | 5 | 30° – 45° |
| March | 59° | 34° | 2.3" | 1.6" | 6 | 39° – 57° |
| April | 68° | 43° | 2.7" | 0.5" | 8 | 49° – 63° |
| May | 77° | 54° | 5.0" | 0 | 9 | 59° – 73° |
| June | 88° | 64° | 4.6" | 0 | 8 | 71° – 81° |
| July | 93° | 69° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 76° – 89° |
| August | 91° | 67° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 73° – 86° |
| September | 83° | 58° | 2.4" | 0 | 6 | 66° – 78° |
| October | 71° | 46° | 2.7" | 0.2" | 7 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 57° | 33° | 1.3" | 0.8" | 4 | 38° – 53° |
| December | 45° | 24° | 1.2" | 3.3" | 5 | 25° – 39° |
| Year | 69° | 45° | 31.7" | 10.9" | 77 |
“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 Pretty Prairie
Pretty Prairie gets 32 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.
About 181 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 20 and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 181 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 54% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pretty Prairie
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pretty Prairie, 77% of that work is heating and 23% 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.
How Pretty Prairie 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 Pretty Prairie averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pretty Prairie’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 39° to 57°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Pretty Prairie’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pretty Prairie?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Pretty Prairie?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 69°. About 63 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pretty Prairie get?
About 11 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Pretty Prairie?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 19, and the last spring frost by April 20.
What is the rainiest month in Pretty Prairie?
May, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 32 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pretty Prairie itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pretty Prairie 1 N, KS (1 mi, snow) and Hutchinson 10 Sw, KS (10 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.