What is the hottest month in Independence?

July is the warmest month in Independence, with an average high of 90.7°F.

What is the coldest month in Independence?

January is the coldest month in Independence, with an average low of 22.7°F.

What month does Independence get the most rain?

May is typically the wettest month in Independence, with about 6.76 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Independence in?

Independence is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 7b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Independence, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from INDEPENDENCE, KS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Independence has an annual average temperature of 57.6°F with about 45.4 inches of precipitation per year and 7.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.76 in) and January the driest (1.44 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

46.4°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

4,068

HDD/yr

Cooling need

1,404

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Independence's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s		41
1900s		26
1910s		45
1920s		14
1930s		79
1940s		12
1950s		45
1960s		19
1970s		14
1980s		15
1990s		12
2000s		13
2010s		21
2020s		10

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Avg Temp	Precipitation	Snow	Rainy days
January	44.9°F	22.7°F	33.8°F	1.44 in	2.2 in	6
February	50.0°F	26.0°F	38.0°F	1.85 in	0.9 in	6
March	59.8°F	35.2°F	47.5°F	2.88 in	1.9 in	8
April	69.1°F	44.9°F	57.0°F	4.47 in	—	10
May	77.0°F	55.5°F	66.3°F	6.76 in	—	12
June	85.6°F	65.2°F	75.4°F	6.26 in	—	9
July	90.7°F	69.6°F	80.2°F	4.29 in	—	8
August	90.3°F	67.6°F	79.0°F	4.49 in	—	7
September	82.6°F	59.2°F	70.9°F	4.12 in	—	7
October	71.6°F	46.8°F	59.2°F	4.09 in	—	8
November	58.7°F	35.2°F	47.0°F	2.40 in	0.3 in	6
December	47.5°F	26.4°F	36.9°F	2.35 in	2.1 in	6