Hays, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Hays actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Hays, KS, the comfort score comes out to 37/100, weather-driven: Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. Only 3 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Hays's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Hays run from 32°F in Jan up to 80°F in Jul, a 48°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Hays, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 20°F | 0.56in | 3.2in |
| Feb | 48°F | 22°F | 0.79in | 3.4in |
| Mar | 58°F | 31°F | 1.3in | 1.7in |
| Apr | 67°F | 39°F | 2.22in | 0.3in |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 3.65in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 63°F | 3.09in | 0in |
| Jul | 93°F | 67°F | 4.14in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 65°F | 3.58in | 0in |
| Sep | 84°F | 56°F | 2.12in | 0in |
| Oct | 70°F | 42°F | 1.75in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 57°F | 30°F | 0.88in | 0.9in |
| Dec | 47°F | 22°F | 0.76in | 3.2in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Sep, and Oct are Hays's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Hays actually gets
Over a typical year, Hays sees about 24.84in of precipitation a year across roughly 61 days with measurable rain or snow, with 12.9in of snow a year.
Hays against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Hays comes in at 4759; within KS alone it ranks 59 of 63. Population is about 21,213.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Hays, KS US, the NOAA station 1.1 miles from Hays, 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