30-year climate normals

Russell County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 18.8°F.

Russell County gets 24.84" of precipitation a year, and 45% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

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
January	42.1°	18.8°	0.55"
February	46.2°	21.6°	0.71"
March	57.2°	31.0°	1.30"
April	66.6°	40.2°	2.17"
May	76.3°	51.5°	3.98"
June	87.7°	62.4°	3.31"
July	92.6°	67.3°	3.97"
August	89.7°	65.3°	3.28"
September	81.9°	56.6°	2.15"
October	69.1°	42.8°	1.72"
November	55.2°	29.8°	0.96"
December	43.3°	20.9°	0.74"

Rainfall by month

Russell County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.55"

February 0.71"

March 1.30"

April 2.17"

May 3.98"

June 3.31"

July 3.97"

August 3.28"

September 2.15"

October 1.72"

November 0.96"

December 0.74"

Annual total 24.84"

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.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,492

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,160

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.13¢/kWh, Kansas average $226

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $273

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 Russell County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Russell County?

Russell County averages a high of 92.6°F in July and a low of 18.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 24.84 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Russell County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 45% 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 Russell County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.6°F. That drives 1,492 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Russell County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Russell County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station RUSSELL MUNI AP, KS US (USW00093997), 3.4 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.