Alden weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Alden, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sterling, 10 km from Alden; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 29 in737 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in24 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 5,029
- Cooling degree days
- 1,586
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 2°−17° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Alden in January
Highs average 42°5° and lows 20°−7°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1990)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1894)
- Heating degree days
- 1063
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Alden in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.95 in24 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1976)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 861
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Alden in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°0°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 651
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Alden in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1989)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 352
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Alden in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 114
- Cooling degree days
- 111
Alden in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1980)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 329
Alden in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 69°20°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 484
Alden in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°19°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1984)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 415
Alden in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 58°14°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 198
Alden in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1893)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 287
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Alden in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 31°0°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1980)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 649
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Alden in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 22°−5°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1955)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 993
- Cooling degree days
- 0