Manhattan, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANHATTAN, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Manhattan has an annual average temperature of 55°F with about 35.8 inches of precipitation per year and 17.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.47 in) and January the driest (0.64 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Manhattan
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All-time records →18 of 366 (4.9%) of Manhattan'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 | 21 | |
| 1900s | 24 | |
| 1910s | 44 | |
| 1920s | 14 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 16 | |
| 1950s | 36 | |
| 1960s | 8 | |
| 1970s | 8 | |
| 1980s | 23 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 27 | |
| 2010s | 18 | |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 39.6°F | 18.7°F | 29.1°F | 0.64 in | 4.8 in | 5 |
| February | 45.1°F | 22.1°F | 33.6°F | 1.14 in | 5.0 in | 6 |
| March | 56.3°F | 31.5°F | 43.9°F | 2.17 in | 1.8 in | 8 |
| April | 66.4°F | 42.2°F | 54.3°F | 3.38 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| May | 75.9°F | 54.1°F | 65.0°F | 5.23 in | — | 13 |
| June | 85.8°F | 64.3°F | 75.1°F | 5.47 in | — | 11 |
| July | 90.8°F | 69.3°F | 80.0°F | 4.62 in | — | 10 |
| August | 89.0°F | 66.4°F | 77.7°F | 4.40 in | — | 11 |
| September | 81.3°F | 57.1°F | 69.2°F | 3.41 in | — | 8 |
| October | 69.1°F | 44.1°F | 56.6°F | 2.50 in | — | 8 |
| November | 54.6°F | 31.8°F | 43.2°F | 1.62 in | 1.1 in | 6 |
| December | 43.0°F | 22.5°F | 32.7°F | 1.19 in | 4.8 in | 5 |
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