Burlington weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Burlington, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at John Redmond Lake, 7 km from Burlington; records cover 1960–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 37.2 in944 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 9
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,840
- Cooling degree days
- 1,527
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 1°−17° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Burlington in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.94 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 1079
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Burlington in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1962)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 853
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Burlington in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Burlington in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 44°7°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2006)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 305
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Burlington in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 55°13°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1964)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 95
- Cooling degree days
- 111
Burlington in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1980)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 303
Burlington in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 448
Burlington in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 410
Burlington in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 58°15°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 191
Burlington in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1963)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 263
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Burlington in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2006)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 608
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Burlington in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.6 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1966)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 955
- Cooling degree days
- 0