Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0Sand Creek Township reaches 100° on about 19 days a year, more than 95% of U.S. towns
January nights here settle around 21°. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 89% of U.S. towns. Compared with 1901–2000, the average now sits 0.6° higher. The outdoor season, with highs of 71–80°, runs through April, May and October.
A year in Sand Creek Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Sand Creek Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Sand Creek Township’s place in Kansas beside it.
What a year in Sand Creek Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 196 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 13 and the first by October 28. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Gate, OK, 17 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Sand Creek Township’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −1°. 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 18 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Gate, OK, falls mostly in March and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 22 inches a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Sand Creek Township
72% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Gate, OK.
Living with Sand Creek Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
196 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 13 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 28.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May and October. 55 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Sand Creek Township from natural hazards, drought is the largest share (52%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 7%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Sand Creek Township and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Sand Creek Township yet.
Climates most like Sand Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Township, KS | 21° | 95° | 22" | 18" |
| Ogden, UT | 20° | 92° | 20" | 23" |
| Amarillo, TX | 24° | 92° | 19" | 17" |
| Tucumcari, NM | 24° | 95° | 16" | 15" |
| Weiser, ID | 22° | 94° | 13" | 15" |
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 Sand Creek Township averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 97% 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 Sand Creek Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Sand Creek Township’s place among Kansas’.
Sand Creek Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Sand Creek Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Gate, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 21° | 0.7" | 3.0" | 4 | 5 | 27° – 43° |
| February | 52° | 24° | 0.6" | 3.2" | 4 | 3 | 30° – 46° |
| March | 62° | 33° | 1.5" | 4.3" | 5 | 2 | 40° – 56° |
| April | 71° | 41° | 1.9" | 0.7" | 6 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| May | 80° | 53° | 2.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 59° – 74° |
| June | 90° | 63° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| July | 95° | 68° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 77° – 89° |
| August | 93° | 66° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 73° – 85° |
| September | 85° | 57° | 1.5" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 66° – 78° |
| October | 73° | 44° | 1.9" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 52° – 65° |
| November | 59° | 32° | 0.8" | 1.3" | 3 | 1 | 38° – 52° |
| December | 48° | 23° | 1.0" | 4.6" | 4 | 5 | 29° – 40° |
| Year | 71° | 44° | 21.8" | 17.6" | 62 | 16 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 30° to 46°. December is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Where Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek Township’s center.
- Snow: Gate, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Gate, OK, 17 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 Sand Creek Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Sand Creek Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 53% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 94% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Sand Creek Township in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 110 nights a year reach 32° or below and 1 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 27°.
How much snow does Sand Creek Township get?
About 18 inches in a normal winter at Gate, OK, most of it in March and December, with snow on the ground about 16 days a year.
How hot does it get in Sand Creek Township?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 68°. About 79 days a year reach 90° and 19 reach 100° (Gate, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Sand Creek Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 13 and the first fall frost by October 28, about 196 frost-free days, at Gate, OK.
What growing zone is Sand Creek Township in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −1°.
What is the best time of year to visit Sand Creek Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Sand Creek Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Sand Creek 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.