July in Harveyville runs hotter than in 74% of U.S. towns
January mornings start at about 20°. A year here swings 70° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 73% of U.S. towns. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about April 16, with the first autumn frost due around October 23.
A year in Harveyville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Harveyville’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Harveyville’s place in Kansas beside it.
What a year in Harveyville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 189 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first by October 23. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Eskridge, KS, 9 miles from the town’s center, 270 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Harveyville’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −3°. 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 12 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Auburn, KS, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 37 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 79 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Harveyville
81% 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 Eskridge, KS.
Living with Harveyville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
189 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 16 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 23.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Harveyville from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (48%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 7%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Harveyville and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Harveyville yet.
Climates most like Harveyville’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harveyville, KS | 20° | 89° | 37" | 12" |
| Boonville, MO | 21° | 88° | 41" | 13" |
| East St. Louis, IL | 24° | 89° | 42" | 14" |
| Strasburg, VA | 23° | 87° | 39" | 21" |
| Martinsburg, WV | 23° | 87° | 40" | 23" |
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 Harveyville averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 78% 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 Harveyville compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Harveyville’s place among Kansas’.
Harveyville weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Harveyville’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Auburn, KS. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 20° | 0.9" | 3.1" | 4 | 23° – 42° |
| February | 45° | 23° | 1.4" | 2.9" | 5 | 27° – 44° |
| March | 56° | 33° | 2.4" | 0.8" | 7 | 37° – 58° |
| April | 66° | 43° | 3.6" | 0.4" | 8 | 48° – 60° |
| May | 75° | 53° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 10 | 58° – 74° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 9 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 7 | 74° – 85° |
| August | 88° | 66° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 8 | 71° – 85° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 63° – 75° |
| October | 68° | 45° | 2.8" | 0.5" | 7 | 49° – 62° |
| November | 55° | 33° | 1.9" | 1.0" | 5 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 43° | 23° | 1.5" | 3.6" | 4 | 20° – 39° |
| Year | 66° | 44° | 36.6" | 12.3" | 79 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 37° to 58°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Harveyville’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 Harveyville’s center.
- Snow: Auburn, KS.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Eskridge, KS, 9 miles from the town’s center, 270 ft higher; 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 Harveyville’s climate
What is the weather like in Harveyville?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 62% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 74% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Harveyville in winter?
January nights average 20°. About 122 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 23°.
How much snow does Harveyville get?
About 12 inches in a normal winter at Auburn, KS, most of it in December.
How hot does it get in Harveyville?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 33 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Eskridge, KS).
When is the first and last frost in Harveyville?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 16 and the first fall frost by October 23, about 189 frost-free days, at Eskridge, KS.
What growing zone is Harveyville in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Harveyville?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Harveyville getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 78% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Harveyville.
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.