Bassett weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bassett, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Iola 1 W, 2 km from Bassett; records cover 1959–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42 in1068 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in19 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 8
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 4,733
- Cooling degree days
- 1,439
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 4°−16° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bassett in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 20°−6°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2013)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 1058
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bassett in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1962)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 819
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bassett in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 606
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Bassett in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 45°7°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1972)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 300
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Bassett in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 56°13°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1964)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 97
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Bassett in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 65°18°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 294
Bassett in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 69°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 429
Bassett in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Bassett in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°15°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 175
Bassett in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1963)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Bassett in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°1°, with 2.4 in62 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1980)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 594
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Bassett in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2021)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 950
- Cooling degree days
- 0