Climate · Savonburg

Savonburg, KS climate

Savonburg has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
352nd coolest of 1,996 Kansas towns
January low
23°
144th mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Rain + melted snow
43 in
85th wettest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow a winter
9 in
355th least snowy of 1,996 Kansas towns
A normal year

What a year in Savonburg feels like

Winter

45° / 26°
Typical high / low · 3 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

67° / 46°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 8

Summer

88° / 67°
Typical high / low · 47 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

69° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 29
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Savonburg weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January42°23°1.4" 3.0"52 27° – 43°
February48°27°1.6" 1.3"51 29° – 46°
March58°36°2.9" 1.5"70 41° – 58°
April67°45°4.6" 080 49° – 62°
May76°55°6.2" 090 61° – 73°
June85°65°5.5" 080 70° – 79°
July89°69°4.6" 070 74° – 86°
August89°67°4.0" 060 71° – 85°
September81°59°4.5" 050 65° – 76°
October70°46°3.5" 0.1"70 51° – 63°
November56°36°2.6" 0.3"50 39° – 54°
December45°27°2.0" 3.0"53 23° – 42°
Year67°46°43.4"9.2"787

“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 Savonburg

Savonburg gets 43 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 78 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 7 days of the year.

43 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 63% of U.S. towns
9 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 74% of U.S. towns
7 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 71% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
6.2"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
3.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 203 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 203 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 74% of U.S. towns.

102
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
2
nights below 0° in a normal year
47
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 Savonburg

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Savonburg, 77% of that work is heating and 23% is cooling.

77%heating
4,704 heating degree daysLess heating than 71% of U.S. towns
1,407 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 76% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Savonburg compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 77% of U.S. towns352nd coolest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Winter cold23° January low
Milder than 67% of U.S. towns144th mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Precipitation43" a year
Wetter than 63% of U.S. towns85th wettest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow9" a winter
Less snow than 74% of U.S. towns355th least snowy of 1,996 Kansas towns
Growing season203 frost-free days
Longer than 74% of U.S. towns139th 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

+0.4°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Savonburg averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.7°). The shift is smaller than in 98% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.4° now 35°, was 34°
🌷 Spring+0.6° now 56°, was 56°
☀️ Summer−0.1° now 77°, was 77°
🍂 Fall−0.3° now 58°, was 58°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Savonburg’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. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Savonburg’s climate

What is the coldest month in Savonburg?

January, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 23°.

What is the hottest month in Savonburg?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 69°. About 47 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Savonburg get?

About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Savonburg?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 29, and the last spring frost by April 8.

What is the rainiest month in Savonburg?

May, with 6.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 43 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Savonburg itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Moran, KS (11 mi, snow) and Chanute 4e, KS (14 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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