Scranton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Scranton, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Topeka Forbes Field, 20 km from Scranton; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.7 in931 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 4,942
- Cooling degree days
- 1,496
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 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Scranton in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 1089
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scranton in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2024)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scranton in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°1°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 614
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Scranton in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 43°6°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2012)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 316
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Scranton in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 54°12°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1956)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 107
Scranton in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Scranton in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°20°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1954)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 451
Scranton in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 66°19°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 400
Scranton in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Scranton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1963)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 291
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Scranton in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°0°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2006)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 636
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Scranton in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2021)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 976
- Cooling degree days
- 0