Mankato, KS

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mankato has an annual average temperature of 51.7°F with about 28.3 inches of precipitation per year and 25 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.24 in) and January the driest (0.78 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,742
Cooling need
957

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Mankato'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
9
1900s
9
1910s
41
1940s
0
1950s
13
1960s
74
1970s
53
1980s
60
1990s
64
2000s
43
2010s
0
2020s
0

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 37.1°F 14.2°F 25.7°F 0.78 in 5.0 in 4
February 41.8°F 17.5°F 29.6°F 0.91 in 7.7 in 4
March 53.0°F 26.7°F 39.8°F 1.63 in 3.5 in 6
April 63.3°F 36.7°F 50.0°F 2.60 in 1.0 in 7
May 73.4°F 48.0°F 60.7°F 4.24 in 10
June 84.7°F 60.0°F 72.4°F 3.78 in 8
July 90.5°F 65.9°F 78.2°F 4.17 in 8
August 87.8°F 62.7°F 75.3°F 3.55 in 8
September 79.3°F 52.7°F 66.0°F 2.38 in 6
October 67.2°F 40.5°F 53.8°F 1.98 in 0.4 in 5
November 52.7°F 27.0°F 39.9°F 1.30 in 2.0 in 4
December 39.9°F 18.3°F 29.1°F 0.96 in 5.4 in 4

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