Fort Scott, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Fort Scott actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Fort Scott, KS, the comfort score comes out to 43/100, 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 Fort Scott's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Fort Scott run from 32°F in Jan up to 80°F in Jul, a 48.4°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Fort Scott, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 1.44in | 3.9in |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 1.75in | 1in |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 2.92in | 0.7in |
| Apr | 68°F | 45°F | 4.85in | 0.1in |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 6.19in | 0in |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 5.74in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 4.63in | 0in |
| Aug | 90°F | 68°F | 3.98in | 0in |
| Sep | 82°F | 59°F | 4.46in | 0in |
| Oct | 70°F | 47°F | 3.64in | 0in |
| Nov | 57°F | 36°F | 2.84in | 0.4in |
| Dec | 46°F | 27°F | 2.05in | 2.3in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are Fort Scott's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Fort Scott actually gets
Over a typical year, Fort Scott sees about 44.49in of precipitation a year across roughly 83 days with measurable rain or snow, with 8.4in of snow a year.
Fort Scott against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Fort Scott comes in at 4096; within KS alone it ranks 31 of 63. Population is about 7,563.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Ft Scott, KS US, the NOAA station 0.8 miles from Fort Scott, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated