Climate · Rose Hill

Rose Hill, KS climate

Rose Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
92°
785th hottest of 1,996 Kansas towns
January low
23°
235th mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Rain + melted snow
36 in
607th wettest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow a winter
8 in
175th least snowy of 1,996 Kansas towns
A normal year

What a year in Rose Hill feels like

Winter

46° / 25°
Typical high / low · 3 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

68° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 10

Summer

90° / 67°
Typical high / low · 57 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

70° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 27
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Rose Hill weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January44°23°0.8" 2.1"3 28° – 44°
February49°26°1.3" 1.4"6 31° – 46°
March59°36°2.4" 1.0"6 40° – 58°
April68°45°3.3" 09 50° – 63°
May77°55°5.5" 010 60° – 74°
June87°65°5.2" 09 70° – 81°
July92°70°4.0" 08 76° – 88°
August91°68°3.9" 08 73° – 87°
September83°60°3.1" 06 66° – 78°
October71°48°3.2" 07 51° – 65°
November57°35°1.8" 0.3"5 40° – 54°
December46°26°1.4" 3.0"5 24° – 41°
Year69°46°36.0"7.8"82

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Rose Hill

Rose Hill 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 82 days a year.

36 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 63% of U.S. towns
8 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 75% of U.S. towns
82 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.5"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
3.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 198 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first one by October 27. That leaves about 198 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 71% of U.S. towns.

102
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
57
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Rose Hill

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Rose Hill, 73% of that work is heating and 27% is cooling.

73%heating
4,492 heating degree daysLess heating than 74% of U.S. towns
1,622 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 82% of U.S. towns

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.

Around Rose Hill

Rose Hill and its neighbors

Rose Hill borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Pleasant has the coldest January nights (23°) and Richland the hottest July afternoons (92°). Rose Hill’s January low is 23° and its July high 92°.

Bruno: January low 22°, July high 92°Walnut: January low 22°, July high 92°Gypsum: January low 23°, July high 92°Douglass: January low 22°, July high 92°Maple: January low 23°, July high 92°Rockford: January low 23°, July high 92°Pleasant: January low 23°, July high 92°Richland: January low 23°, July high 92°Rose Hill: January low 23°, July high 92° Rose HillPleasantRichland
ColderMilder22° to 23°
Pleasant22.5° −0.2°
Rose Hill22.7°
Richland22.7° same

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Rose Hill compares

Summer heat92° July high
Hotter than 88% of U.S. towns785th hottest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Winter cold23° January low
Milder than 65% of U.S. towns235th mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Precipitation36" a year
Drier than 63% of U.S. towns607th wettest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow8" a winter
Less snow than 75% of U.S. towns175th least snowy of 1,996 Kansas towns
Growing season198 frost-free days
Longer than 71% of U.S. towns326th longest of 1,996 Kansas towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Rose Hill averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.5°). The shift is smaller than in 77% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.9° now 36°, was 34°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 57°, was 56°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 79°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+0.5° now 59°, was 58°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Rose Hill’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

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 40° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Rose Hill’s climate

What is the coldest month in Rose Hill?

January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 23°.

What is the hottest month in Rose Hill?

July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 70°. About 57 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Rose Hill get?

About 8 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Rose Hill?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 27, and the last spring frost by April 10.

What is the rainiest month in Rose Hill?

May, with 5.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Rose Hill itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Rock 3 Sw, KS (11 mi, snow) and Wichita Jabara Airport, 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.

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