Santa Fe, KS climate
Santa Fe has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, 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 Santa Fe feels like
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Santa Fe 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° | 20° | 0.7" | 4.7" | 2 | 24° – 42° |
| February | 48° | 23° | 0.8" | 2.9" | 3 | 28° – 43° |
| March | 58° | 32° | 1.6" | 3.1" | 4 | 38° – 55° |
| April | 68° | 40° | 2.1" | 0.6" | 6 | 47° – 61° |
| May | 77° | 51° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 56° – 71° |
| June | 88° | 62° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 93° | 66° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 76° – 86° |
| August | 90° | 65° | 3.3" | 0 | 6 | 71° – 83° |
| September | 83° | 56° | 1.9" | 0 | 5 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 43° | 2.1" | 0 | 5 | 50° – 62° |
| November | 56° | 30° | 0.9" | 0.5" | 3 | 36° – 51° |
| December | 45° | 22° | 1.0" | 3.3" | 3 | 26° – 38° |
| Year | 68° | 42° | 25.4" | 15.1" | 58 |
“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 Santa Fe
Santa Fe gets 25 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 58 days a year.
About 182 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 182 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 55% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Santa Fe
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Santa Fe, 75% of that work is heating and 25% 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.
Santa Fe and its neighbors
Santa Fe borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Pleasant Ridge has both the coldest January nights (19°) and the hottest July afternoons (93°). Santa Fe’s January low is 20° and its July high 93°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.8°). The shift is smaller than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Santa Fe’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Santa Fe’s climate
What is the coldest month in Santa Fe?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Santa Fe?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 66°. About 79 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Santa Fe get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Santa Fe?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 22.
What is the rainiest month in Santa Fe?
May, with 3.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 25 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Santa Fe itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Kinsley 2e, KS (17 mi, snow) and Larned #2, KS (6 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.