Rolla weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rolla, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Richfield, 21 km from Rolla; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 17.7 in449 mm
- Snow a year
- 18 in47 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 4,814
- Cooling degree days
- 1,392
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
Rolla in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.39 in9.9 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2006)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 969
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rolla in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 22°−6°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2017)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 780
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rolla in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.98 in25 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2026)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 637
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rolla in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 36°2°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1989)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 365
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Rolla in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 48°9°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1896)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 126
- Cooling degree days
- 85
Rolla in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 59°15°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1896)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 292
Rolla in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 64°18°, with 2.7 in70 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2026)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 441
Rolla in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 62°17°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2025)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 364
Rolla in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 53°12°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 51
- Cooling degree days
- 174
Rolla in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 40°4°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1994)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 298
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Rolla in November
Highs average 60°15° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.42 in11 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2016)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 634
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Rolla in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.63 in16 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1939)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 939
- Cooling degree days
- 0