Wichita, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WICHITA WX, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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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 |
Climate twins of Wichita
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