For weather, Bucyrus is about as ordinary as U.S. towns get
On a normal January night the air cools to about 21°. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 67°. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of U.S. towns. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about April 8, with the first autumn frost due around October 29.
A year in Bucyrus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Bucyrus’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Bucyrus’ place in Kansas beside it.
What a year in Bucyrus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 204 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first by October 29. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Bucyrus’ center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −2°. 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 14 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Olathe 3e, KS, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 41 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 97 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Bucyrus
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 Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport.
Living with Bucyrus’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
204 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 8 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 29.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Bucyrus from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (39%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 23%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Bucyrus and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Bucyrus yet.
Climates most like Bucyrus’, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucyrus, KS | 21° | 88° | 41" | 14" |
| Troy, MO | 21° | 88° | 41" | 16" |
| Jerseyville, IL | 21° | 87° | 41" | 13" |
| Terre Haute, IN | 21° | 87° | 43" | 15" |
| Hamilton, OH | 22° | 87° | 43" | 9.7" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bucyrus averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 87% 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 Bucyrus compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Bucyrus’ place among Kansas’.
Bucyrus weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Bucyrus’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Olathe 3e, KS. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | 1.3" | 3.9" | 6 | 24° – 41° |
| February | 44° | 25° | 1.5" | 3.3" | 6 | 26° – 44° |
| March | 56° | 35° | 2.5" | 1.4" | 8 | 38° – 58° |
| April | 65° | 44° | 4.2" | 0.3" | 10 | 48° – 60° |
| May | 75° | 55° | 5.7" | 0.0" | 12 | 59° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 64° | 5.3" | 0.0" | 10 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 88° | 68° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 9 | 73° – 85° |
| August | 87° | 66° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 70° – 83° |
| September | 79° | 58° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 8 | 63° – 75° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 3.4" | 0.3" | 8 | 50° – 62° |
| November | 54° | 35° | 2.4" | 1.2" | 7 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 43° | 25° | 1.7" | 3.4" | 6 | 20° – 40° |
| Year | 65° | 45° | 40.6" | 13.8" | 97 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 20° to 40°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Bucyrus’ 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 Bucyrus’ center.
- Snow: Olathe 3e, KS.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Bucyrus’ climate
What is the weather like in Bucyrus?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 55% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 68% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Bucyrus in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 101 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 24°.
How much snow does Bucyrus get?
About 14 inches in a normal winter at Olathe 3e, KS, most of it in January.
How hot does it get in Bucyrus?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 68°. About 33 days a year reach 90° and 2 reach 100° (Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Bucyrus?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 8 and the first fall frost by October 29, about 204 frost-free days, at Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport.
What growing zone is Bucyrus in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Bucyrus?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Bucyrus getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 87% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Bucyrus.
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.