Vienna has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Vienna at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Vienna’s climate
Read from where Vienna sits among Kansas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 183 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first by October 19.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Vienna feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
15 inches of snow, 34 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 66 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Living with Vienna’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
183 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 18 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 19.
About 15" a winter over 4 days with an inch or more, most in December.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through April. Heating is 79% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 49 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 90°.
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 →Vienna and its neighbors
Mill Creek has the coldest January nights next door (16°) and Center the hottest July afternoons (90°). Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Vienna averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Vienna compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Kansas.
Vienna 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 | 38° | 17° | 0.7" | 3.8" | 3 | 22° – 39° |
| February | 44° | 21° | 1.1" | 4.1" | 3 | 24° – 41° |
| March | 55° | 31° | 2.0" | 1.1" | 6 | 36° – 57° |
| April | 66° | 41° | 3.4" | 0 | 8 | 45° – 59° |
| May | 75° | 52° | 4.9" | 0 | 8 | 58° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.7" | 0 | 8 | 68° – 79° |
| July | 90° | 67° | 4.3" | 0 | 8 | 72° – 85° |
| August | 88° | 65° | 4.0" | 0 | 6 | 70° – 83° |
| September | 80° | 55° | 3.2" | 0 | 6 | 62° – 74° |
| October | 68° | 43° | 2.6" | 0.1" | 6 | 49° – 60° |
| November | 54° | 31° | 1.6" | 0.4" | 4 | 35° – 50° |
| December | 42° | 21° | 1.2" | 5.4" | 2 | 19° – 37° |
| Year | 65° | 42° | 33.7" | 14.9" | 66 |
Heating and cooling a home in Vienna
79% 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 36° to 57°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Vienna’s climate
What is the coldest month in Vienna?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Vienna?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 67°. About 49 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Vienna get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Vienna?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 19, and the last spring frost by April 18.
What is the rainiest month in Vienna?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Vienna.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Vienna itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Onaga, KS (5 mi, snow) and Wamego 4 W, KS (18 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. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.