Russell weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Russell, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Russell Municipal Airport, 4 km from Russell; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 24.8 in631 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 21
- First fall freeze
- Oct 17
- Heating degree days
- 5,160
- Cooling degree days
- 1,492
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 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Russell in January
Highs average 42°6° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1989)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 1071
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 22°−6°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 871
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°−1°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 650
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Russell in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 40°5°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 363
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Russell in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 52°11°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1998)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Russell in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 62°17°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1980)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 311
Russell in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 67°20°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1954)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 464
Russell in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 65°19°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2026)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Russell in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1956)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 57
- Cooling degree days
- 184
Russell in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 43°6°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2006)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 310
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Russell in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2006)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 676
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Russell in December
Highs average 43°6° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2021)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1020
- Cooling degree days
- 0