Wilson weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Wilson, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Ellsworth, 24 km from Wilson; records cover 1904–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 30.8 in783 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in41 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 21
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 5,207
- Cooling degree days
- 1,507
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Wilson in January
Highs average 42°6° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2015)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 1090
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Wilson in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 20°−6°, with 1.2 in29 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1972)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 883
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Wilson in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1907)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 668
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Wilson in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 39°4°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 367
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Wilson in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1939)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 128
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Wilson in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 63°17°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1911)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 310
Wilson in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 67°20°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1936)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 467
Wilson in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 65°18°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 117°47° (1936)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 394
Wilson in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 56°13°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1947)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 61
- Cooling degree days
- 184
Wilson in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 42°5°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1947)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 309
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Wilson in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 29°−1°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1950)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 668
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Wilson in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 20°−7°, with 1.2 in29 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1939)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1021
- Cooling degree days
- 0