Great Bend weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Great Bend, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at GREAT BEND 3WNW, 2 km from Great Bend; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 27.3 in693 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in29 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 5,189
- Cooling degree days
- 1,319
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 3°−16° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Great Bend in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1990)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 1074
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Great Bend in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 868
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Great Bend in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 657
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Great Bend in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 39°4°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 361
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Great Bend in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 51°10°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1964)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 85
Great Bend in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 61°16°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1980)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 274
Great Bend in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 65°18°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2026)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 412
Great Bend in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 63°17°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1964)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Great Bend in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 55°13°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1953)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 159
Great Bend in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 42°5°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 313
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Great Bend in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 29°−1°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2006)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 685
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Great Bend in December
Highs average 44°6° and lows 20°−6°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1955)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1026
- Cooling degree days
- 0