Iola, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Iola actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Iola, KS, the comfort score comes out to 48/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Iola's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Iola run from 31°F in Jan up to 79°F in Jul, a 48°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Iola, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 20°F | 1.27in | 2.7in |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 1.56in | 1.1in |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 2.63in | 1in |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.42in | 0in |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.81in | 0in |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.36in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.72in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.04in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.35in | 0in |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.64in | 0in |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 2.43in | 0.2in |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 1.81in | 2.4in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Iola's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Iola actually gets
Over a typical year, Iola sees about 42.04in of precipitation a year across roughly 89 days with measurable rain or snow, with 7.4in of snow a year.
Iola against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Iola comes in at 2518; within KS alone it ranks 3 of 63. Population is about 5,309.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Iola 1 W, KS US, the NOAA station 1.4 miles from Iola, 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