Niles weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Niles, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Abilene, 22 km from Niles; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 34.3 in871 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in31 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 4,491
- Cooling degree days
- 1,804
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 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Niles in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 22°−6°, with 0.86 in22 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1928)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 1009
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Niles in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2006)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 787
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Niles in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 35°2°, with 2.2 in57 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 555
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Niles in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1893)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 265
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Niles in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1895)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 138
Niles in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 65°18°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1980)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 367
Niles in July
Highs average 94°35° and lows 69°21°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1954)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 524
Niles in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 67°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1918)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 458
Niles in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 59°15°, with 2.5 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1947)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 33
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Niles in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 46°8°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1947)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 239
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Niles in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2006)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 585
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Niles in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 931
- Cooling degree days
- 0