Mankato, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANKATO, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Mankato
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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 |
Climate twins of Mankato
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).