Colby, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Colby actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Colby, KS, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Colby's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Colby run from 29°F in Jan up to 77°F in Jul, a 47.6°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Colby, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 15°F | 0.41in | 5.1in |
| Feb | 46°F | 17°F | 0.56in | 5.8in |
| Mar | 56°F | 26°F | 0.92in | 4.2in |
| Apr | 65°F | 34°F | 1.97in | 2.2in |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 2.92in | 0.7in |
| Jun | 86°F | 57°F | 2.62in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 3.81in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 3.04in | 0in |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 1.44in | 0.2in |
| Oct | 68°F | 36°F | 1.56in | 1.6in |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.63in | 3.5in |
| Dec | 44°F | 16°F | 0.51in | 3.9in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are Colby's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Colby actually gets
Over a typical year, Colby sees about 20.39in of precipitation a year across roughly 74 days with measurable rain or snow, with 27.2in of snow a year.
Colby against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Colby comes in at 4473; within KS alone it ranks 53 of 63. Population is about 5,539.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Colby 1sw, KS US, the NOAA station 1.4 miles from Colby, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is