North Rock Creek Masonry Arch Bridge · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Blue Hill Township reaches 100° on about 10 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 18°. A year here swings 74° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 87% of U.S. towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 69–82°, runs through May, September and October.
A year in Blue Hill Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Blue Hill Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Blue Hill Township’s place in Kansas beside it.
What a year in Blue Hill Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 181 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first by October 19. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Beloit, KS, 18 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Blue Hill Township’s center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −5°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 17 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Hunter, KS, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 27 inches a year; July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 55 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Blue Hill Township
78% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Beloit, KS.
Living with Blue Hill Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
181 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by Apr 19 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 19.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, September and October. 11 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Blue Hill Township from natural hazards, hail is the largest share (40%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 6%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Blue Hill Township and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Blue Hill Township in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Blue Hill Township’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Township, KS | 18° | 92° | 27" | 17" |
| South Ogden, UT | 21° | 91° | 22" | 23" |
| Woodward, OK | 22° | 95° | 26" | 15" |
| Perryton, TX | 22° | 94° | 21" | 14" |
| North Platte, NE | 14° | 89° | 21" | 28" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Blue Hill Township averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.8°).
A smaller shift than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Blue Hill Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Blue Hill Township’s place among Kansas’.
Blue Hill Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Blue Hill Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Hunter, KS. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 18° | 0.7" | 4.0" | 2 | 6 | 22° – 40° |
| February | 45° | 21° | 0.8" | 5.4" | 3 | 5 | 24° – 42° |
| March | 56° | 31° | 1.4" | 1.9" | 4 | 2 | 36° – 55° |
| April | 66° | 40° | 2.3" | 0.7" | 6 | 0 | 46° – 59° |
| May | 76° | 50° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 56° – 70° |
| June | 87° | 62° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 92° | 67° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 75° – 86° |
| August | 89° | 65° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 71° – 84° |
| September | 82° | 55° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 63° – 75° |
| October | 69° | 43° | 1.9" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| November | 54° | 30° | 1.1" | 0.5" | 3 | 0 | 34° – 49° |
| December | 43° | 21° | 0.9" | 4.1" | 3 | 5 | 21° – 37° |
| Year | 67° | 42° | 27.3" | 16.6" | 55 | 19 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 36° to 55°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Blue Hill Township’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Blue Hill Township’s center.
- Snow: Hunter, KS.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Beloit, KS, 18 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Blue Hill Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Blue Hill Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 71% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 86% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Blue Hill Township in winter?
January nights average 18°. About 131 nights a year reach 32° or below and 5 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 22°.
How much snow does Blue Hill Township get?
About 17 inches in a normal winter at Hunter, KS, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 19 days a year.
How hot does it get in Blue Hill Township?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 67°. About 57 days a year reach 90° and 10 reach 100° (Beloit, KS).
When is the first and last frost in Blue Hill Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 19 and the first fall frost by October 19, about 181 frost-free days, at Beloit, KS.
What growing zone is Blue Hill Township in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −5°.
What is the best time of year to visit Blue Hill Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Blue Hill Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 79% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Blue Hill Township.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.