Wathena, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ST JOSEPH ROSECRANS AP, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Wathena has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 34.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.87 in) and January the driest (0.71 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →84 of 366 (23%) of Wathena'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.
| 1940s | 9 | |
| 1950s | 50 | |
| 1960s | 51 | |
| 1970s | 55 | |
| 1980s | 19 | |
| 1990s | 12 | |
| 2000s | 56 | |
| 2010s | 66 | |
| 2020s | 48 |
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 | 37.4°F | 17.1°F | 27.3°F | 0.71 in | — | 5 |
| February | 42.8°F | 21.2°F | 32.0°F | 0.95 in | — | 6 |
| March | 55.1°F | 31.5°F | 43.3°F | 2.06 in | — | 8 |
| April | 65.9°F | 41.8°F | 53.8°F | 3.71 in | — | 11 |
| May | 75.8°F | 53.7°F | 64.8°F | 4.87 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.7°F | 63.8°F | 74.2°F | 4.75 in | — | 12 |
| July | 88.1°F | 67.3°F | 77.7°F | 4.73 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.2°F | 64.5°F | 75.3°F | 3.84 in | — | 9 |
| September | 79.7°F | 54.4°F | 67.0°F | 3.18 in | — | 8 |
| October | 67.8°F | 42.8°F | 55.3°F | 2.84 in | — | 8 |
| November | 53.4°F | 30.6°F | 42.0°F | 1.87 in | — | 6 |
| December | 41.1°F | 21.1°F | 31.1°F | 1.25 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Wathena
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).