Wichita, KS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wichita has an annual average temperature of 57.1°F with about 34.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and January the driest (0.80 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,275
Cooling need
1,434

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

224 of 366 (61.2%) of Wichita'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.

2010s
228
2020s
138

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 43.6°F 22.2°F 32.9°F 0.80 in 5
February 48.5°F 25.7°F 37.1°F 1.16 in 6
March 59.0°F 35.2°F 47.1°F 2.20 in 7
April 68.2°F 44.7°F 56.4°F 2.98 in 9
May 77.3°F 54.5°F 65.9°F 5.21 in 12
June 87.5°F 64.7°F 76.1°F 5.20 in 8
July 92.1°F 69.5°F 80.8°F 3.87 in 9
August 90.7°F 67.5°F 79.1°F 4.25 in 9
September 82.8°F 58.9°F 70.9°F 3.11 in 7
October 70.3°F 46.5°F 58.4°F 2.77 in 6
November 57.0°F 34.0°F 45.5°F 1.57 in 5
December 45.0°F 25.1°F 35.1°F 1.29 in 5

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