Manhattan, KS

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,848
Cooling need
1,260

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Climate change signal

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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