Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Sublette reaches 100° on about 12 days a year, more than 92% of U.S. towns
January nights here settle around 19°. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Its yearly precipitation falls short of 90% of U.S. towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 50°.
A year in Sublette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Sublette’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Sublette’s place in Kansas beside it.
What a year in Sublette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 179 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first by October 21. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Sublette 7wsw, KS, 8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Sublette’s 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 15 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Sublette 7wsw, KS, falls mostly in March and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 20 inches a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 52 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Sublette
74% 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 Sublette 7wsw, KS.
Living with Sublette’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
179 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 23 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 21.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, September and October. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Sublette from natural hazards, drought is the largest share (53%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 17%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Sublette and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Sublette yet.
Climates most like Sublette’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublette, KS | 19° | 93° | 20" | 15" |
| Ogden, UT | 20° | 92° | 20" | 23" |
| Hereford, TX | 23° | 92° | 19" | 14" |
| McCook, NE | 15° | 92° | 21" | 20" |
| Clovis, NM | 24° | 91° | 17" | 13" |
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 Sublette averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.7°).
A smaller shift than in 83% 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 Sublette compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Sublette’s place among Kansas’.
Sublette weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Sublette’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Sublette 7wsw, KS. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 19° | 0.5" | 2.5" | 2 | 4 | 24° – 41° |
| February | 50° | 22° | 0.4" | 2.5" | 2 | 3 | 29° – 44° |
| March | 60° | 31° | 1.2" | 3.6" | 4 | 2 | 38° – 54° |
| April | 69° | 39° | 1.7" | 0.8" | 5 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| May | 79° | 50° | 2.4" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 57° – 71° |
| June | 89° | 60° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 68° – 79° |
| July | 93° | 65° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 75° – 85° |
| August | 91° | 63° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 71° – 83° |
| September | 84° | 55° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 71° | 41° | 1.7" | 0.7" | 4 | 0 | 49° – 63° |
| November | 58° | 29° | 0.6" | 1.4" | 3 | 1 | 36° – 50° |
| December | 47° | 20° | 0.7" | 3.4" | 3 | 4 | 27° – 38° |
| Year | 70° | 41° | 19.6" | 15.0" | 52 | 14 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. January swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 24° to 41°. July is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Sublette’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 Sublette’s center.
- Snow: Sublette 7wsw, KS.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Sublette 7wsw, KS, 8 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 Sublette’s climate
What is the weather like in Sublette?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 64% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Sublette in winter?
January nights average 19°. About 133 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 Sublette get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter at Sublette 7wsw, KS, most of it in March and December, with snow on the ground about 14 days a year.
How hot does it get in Sublette?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 65°. About 72 days a year reach 90° and 12 reach 100° (Sublette 7wsw, KS).
When is the first and last frost in Sublette?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 23 and the first fall frost by October 21, about 179 frost-free days, at Sublette 7wsw, KS.
What growing zone is Sublette 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 Sublette?
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 Sublette getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 83% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Sublette.
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.