Hartford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hartford, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Emporia Asos, 21 km from Hartford; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 34.8 in884 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 4,793
- Cooling degree days
- 1,433
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 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hartford in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.78 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1997)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 1054
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hartford in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1962)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 830
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hartford in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 607
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Hartford in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 44°6°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 307
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Hartford in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1964)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 98
- Cooling degree days
- 100
Hartford in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1953)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Hartford in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1954)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 434
Hartford in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 388
Hartford in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 48
- Cooling degree days
- 168
Hartford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 274
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Hartford in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 33°1°, with 1.9 in47 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2006)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 614
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Hartford in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2021)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 953
- Cooling degree days
- 0