30-year climate normals
Morton County Climate and Weather Averages
Hottest month — July
94.5°average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 19.1°F.
Morton County gets 17.67" of precipitation a year and 18.4" of snow, and 47% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.
Temperature through the year
Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.4° | 19.1° | 0.39" | 4.8" |
| February | 52.6° | 21.7° | 0.35" | 2.8" |
| March | 60.9° | 28.0° | 0.98" | 3.6" |
| April | 69.9° | 36.4° | 1.32" | 0.9" |
| May | 79.3° | 48.1° | 2.09" | 0.8" |
| June | 89.7° | 59.1° | 2.64" | 0.0" |
| July | 94.5° | 63.9° | 2.74" | 0.0" |
| August | 91.3° | 62.0° | 2.87" | 0.0" |
| September | 84.9° | 53.3° | 1.54" | 0.0" |
| October | 72.7° | 39.7° | 1.70" | 0.6" |
| November | 59.7° | 28.1° | 0.42" | 1.3" |
| December | 48.9° | 20.5° | 0.63" | 3.6" |
Rainfall by month
Morton County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.
What this climate costs you
Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.
These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Morton County, where electricity is one line of eight.
Common questions
What is the weather like in Morton County?
Morton County averages a high of 94.5°F in July and a low of 19.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.67 inches, including 18.4 inches of snow.
When is the rainy season in Morton County?
The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 47% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.
How hot does it get in Morton County?
The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 94.5°F. That drives 1,393 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.
Does it snow in Morton County?
Yes. Morton County averages 18.4 inches of snow a year.
Sources
- Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station RICHFIELD, KS US (USC00146808), 5.5 miles from the county centroid.
- Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
- Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Kansas residential average.
- Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.