Great Bend, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Great Bend actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Great Bend, 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 Great Bend's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Great Bend run from 30°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 47.9°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Great Bend, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 18°F | 0.71in | 2.2in |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 0.89in | 2.6in |
| Mar | 58°F | 30°F | 1.56in | 2.3in |
| Apr | 68°F | 39°F | 2.15in | 0.3in |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.83in | 0in |
| Jun | 87°F | 61°F | 3.66in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 65°F | 3.86in | 0in |
| Aug | 89°F | 63°F | 3.69in | 0in |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 1.98in | 0in |
| Oct | 69°F | 42°F | 1.96in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 55°F | 29°F | 1in | 1.7in |
| Dec | 44°F | 20°F | 1.01in | 2.3in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Great Bend's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Great Bend actually gets
Over a typical year, Great Bend sees about 27.3in of precipitation a year across roughly 73 days with measurable rain or snow, with 11.5in of snow a year.
Great Bend against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Great Bend comes in at 4037; within KS alone it ranks 27 of 63. Population is about 14,306.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Great Bend 3w, KS US, the NOAA station 1.6 miles from Great Bend, 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