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Weather in Richfield, KS · National Weather Service + NOAA

Richfield has hot summers

Richfield has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 59° and a normal night drops to 29°.

Winter 50°/22°Spring 70°/39°Summer 91°/62°Fall 71°/41°
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Sunrise 8:12 am · sunset 6:48 pm

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What stands out about Richfield’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 94°, hotter than 94% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 92% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 77 days a year reach 90°.
A normal year

Where today sits in Richfield’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
50° / 22°
6 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
70° / 39°
Last frost around Apr 27
Summer
91° / 62°
77 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
71° / 41°
First frost around Oct 19
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 19). Last frost next spring: Apr 27
Best months to be outside
MaySepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Richfield get?About 18 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 3.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Richfield itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Richfield, KS (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.