Kansas Climate Data
Climate normals for 169 cities from 568 NOAA weather stations.
Data updated July 2026
Avg Temperature
55°F (13°C)
Avg Precipitation
31.2"
Avg Snowfall
15.1"
Cities / Stations
169 / 568
Kansas's climate in one line
Kansas averages 55°F a year - warmer than 60% of U.S. states, spanning Brewster at 50°F to Coldwater at 59°F.
- 55°F
- statewide average · 60th percentile of states
- 31"
- average annual precipitation
- 83/100
- most comfortable: EL Dorado
- 169
- cities · 568 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 568 stations, local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Kansas ranks among all 50 states
Kansas's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
55 Top 40% higher than 60% of 50 US states
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Kansas Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Kansas sits within this national warming envelope; individual cities below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Kansas) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Cities in Kansas
169 cities with climate data
| City | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 34.3" | 12.2" | 78/100 |
| Alton | 53°F | 68°F | 39°F | 28.6" | 17.6" | 64/100 |
| Anthony | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 33.1" | 11.1" | 78/100 |
| Ashland | 57°F | 71°F | 43°F | 23.0" | 11.6" | 74/100 |
| Atchison | 54°F | 64°F | 45°F | 36.4" | 17.0" | 68/100 |
| Atwood | 52°F | 67°F | 37°F | 22.1" | 28.7" | 59/100 |
| Baileyville | 52°F | 63°F | 40°F | 30.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Belleville | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 30.6" | 15.3" | 64/100 |
| Beloit | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 29.1" | 15.6" | 68/100 |
| Big Hill Lake | 57°F | 68°F | 47°F | 41.1" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Bison | 54°F | 68°F | 39°F | 26.5" | 14.1" | 64/100 |
| Bonner Springs | 54°F | 64°F | 43°F | 40.5" | 17.4" | 68/100 |
| Brewster | 50°F | 66°F | 35°F | 20.3" | 16.9" | 64/100 |
| Brownell | 54°F | 68°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Burr Oak | 51°F | 64°F | 39°F | 27.5" | 23.7" | 59/100 |
| Cassoday | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 36.9" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | 54°F | 68°F | 41°F | 22.6" | 17.3" | 64/100 |
| Centralia | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 35.9" | 33.4" | 63/100 |
| Chanute | 56°F | 66°F | 46°F | 44.6" | 9.7" | 78/100 |
| Chanute Martin Johnson | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 40.7" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Chapman | 55°F | 67°F | 42°F | 33.5" | 7.4" | 68/100 |
| Cimarron | 55°F | 69°F | 42°F | 21.6" | 17.3" | 78/100 |
| Clay Ctr | 54°F | 66°F | 43°F | 31.9" | 10.8" | 68/100 |
| Clinton Lake | 54°F | 65°F | 44°F | 37.7" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Coffeyville Muni | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 40.5" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Coffeyville Wtr Wks | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 46.1" | 8.3" | 78/100 |
| Colby | 52°F | 67°F | 37°F | 20.4" | 27.2" | 59/100 |
| Coldwater | 59°F | 72°F | 46°F | 25.3" | 17.1" | 78/100 |
| Columbus | 57°F | 68°F | 47°F | 46.0" | 7.2" | 78/100 |
| Concordia | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 30.3" | 18.1" | 68/100 |
| Concordia Muni | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 28.4" | 19.3" | 68/100 |
| Cottonwood Falls | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 38.0" | 10.6" | 68/100 |
| Council Grove Lake | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 35.0" | 12.0" | 78/100 |
| Courtland | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 29.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dodge City | 56°F | 69°F | 43°F | 22.0" | 19.1" | 78/100 |
| EL Dorado | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 38.7" | 4.5" | 83/100 |
| Elkhart | 56°F | 70°F | 42°F | 18.4" | 17.6" | 68/100 |
| Ellsworth | 55°F | 68°F | 42°F | 30.8" | 16.2" | 64/100 |
| Emporia | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 35.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Emporia Muni | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 34.8" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Eskridge | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 37.3" | 18.2" | 68/100 |
| Eureka | 55°F | 68°F | 43°F | 40.0" | 8.6" | 78/100 |
| Florence | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 34.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Frankfort | 52°F | 64°F | 40°F | 33.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fredonia | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 41.8" | 6.5" | 78/100 |
| FT Scott | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 44.5" | 8.4" | 78/100 |
| Garden City Exp Stn | 55°F | 69°F | 40°F | 19.6" | 15.6" | 54/100 |
| Garden City Rgnl | 54°F | 69°F | 40°F | 18.9" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Garnett | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 40.6" | 12.8" | 78/100 |
| Girard | 57°F | 67°F | 46°F | 45.6" | 6.2" | 78/100 |
| Glen Elder Lake | 53°F | 67°F | 39°F | 26.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Goodland | 52°F | 66°F | 38°F | 19.1" | 30.0" | 49/100 |
| Great Bend | 54°F | 67°F | 41°F | 27.3" | 11.5" | 64/100 |
| Greensburg | 55°F | 68°F | 42°F | 26.0" | 16.3" | 68/100 |
| Hays | 56°F | 69°F | 43°F | 24.8" | 12.9" | 78/100 |
| Haysville | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 38.3" | 8.1" | 78/100 |
| Healy | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 22.4" | 22.4" | 59/100 |
| Herington | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 34.3" | 13.1" | 64/100 |
| Hiawatha | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 34.7" | 16.9" | 68/100 |
| Hill City | 52°F | 66°F | 39°F | 24.2" | 17.4" | 64/100 |
| Hill City Muni | 54°F | 68°F | 40°F | 21.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Hillsdale Lake | 55°F | 65°F | 44°F | 39.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Holton | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 37.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Horton | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 37.9" | 10.7" | 68/100 |
| Howard | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 38.6" | 6.4" | 78/100 |
| Hoxie | 54°F | 66°F | 41°F | 22.0" | 23.7" | 63/100 |
| Hudson | 56°F | 69°F | 44°F | 28.7" | 18.1" | 78/100 |
| Hugoton | 56°F | 70°F | 41°F | 19.7" | 12.9" | 68/100 |
| Humboldt | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 42.3" | 9.3" | 78/100 |
| Hutchinson | 57°F | 70°F | 43°F | 32.9" | 6.9" | 78/100 |
| Hutchinson Muni | 56°F | 69°F | 44°F | 28.3" | N/A | 74/100 |
| Independence | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 45.4" | 7.4" | 78/100 |
| Iola | 56°F | 66°F | 45°F | 42.0" | 7.4" | 78/100 |
| Jetmore | 55°F | 69°F | 41°F | 23.7" | 21.2" | 59/100 |
| John Redmond Lake | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 37.2" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Johnson | 56°F | 70°F | 42°F | 17.5" | 21.9" | 63/100 |
| Kanopolis Lake | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 29.6" | 11.6" | 68/100 |
| Kingman | 56°F | 68°F | 43°F | 33.2" | 8.9" | 78/100 |
| Kinsley | 56°F | 69°F | 42°F | 26.8" | 15.1" | 78/100 |
| Kiowa | 58°F | 71°F | 45°F | 30.1" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Kirwin Dam | 52°F | 67°F | 38°F | 25.7" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Lakin | 56°F | 70°F | 42°F | 18.8" | 19.4" | 68/100 |
| Larned | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 27.2" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Larned | 56°F | 69°F | 43°F | 27.5" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Lawrence | 55°F | 65°F | 45°F | 39.4" | 10.4" | 68/100 |
| Lawrence Muni | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 35.6" | N/A | 74/100 |
| Leavenworth | 56°F | 66°F | 45°F | 41.3" | 18.8" | 78/100 |
| Leoti | 52°F | 67°F | 37°F | 19.3" | 23.8" | 49/100 |
| Liberal | 56°F | 70°F | 41°F | 21.1" | 14.4" | 78/100 |
| Lincoln | 54°F | 67°F | 40°F | 29.1" | 15.3" | 64/100 |
| Lovewell Dam | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 27.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Manhattan | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 33.4" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Manhattan Muni | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 32.2" | N/A | 74/100 |
| Mankato | 52°F | 64°F | 39°F | 28.3" | 25.0" | 59/100 |
| Marion Rsvr | 57°F | 67°F | 46°F | 33.9" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Marysville | 54°F | 66°F | 41°F | 33.6" | 15.8" | 64/100 |
| MC Donald | 52°F | 66°F | 38°F | 20.8" | 33.6" | 59/100 |
| Mcpherson | 56°F | 68°F | 43°F | 33.6" | 14.2" | 78/100 |
| Meade | 55°F | 70°F | 41°F | 23.0" | 16.9" | 78/100 |
| Medicine Lodge | 58°F | 70°F | 45°F | 27.8" | 9.4" | 78/100 |
| Melvern Lake | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 38.1" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Milford Lake | 55°F | 65°F | 44°F | 32.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Minneapolis | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 31.7" | 17.6" | 78/100 |
| Montezuma | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 21.7" | 15.8" | 74/100 |
| Mound City | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 41.3" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Mound Valley | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 46.5" | 7.9" | 78/100 |
| Ness City | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 22.6" | 15.4" | 64/100 |
| Newton | 56°F | 68°F | 45°F | 33.8" | 8.8" | 78/100 |
| Norton | 53°F | 67°F | 39°F | 23.1" | 21.8" | 59/100 |
| Norton Dam | 52°F | 66°F | 38°F | 26.2" | 19.6" | 64/100 |
| Norwich | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 33.1" | 6.6" | 78/100 |
| Oakley | 53°F | 68°F | 39°F | 19.3" | N/A | 54/100 |
| Oberlin | 52°F | 66°F | 38°F | 21.8" | 25.2" | 59/100 |
| Olathe | 55°F | 65°F | 45°F | 40.7" | 13.8" | 78/100 |
| Olathe Johnson CO | 55°F | 66°F | 45°F | 37.5" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Olathe Johnson CO Exec | 55°F | 65°F | 46°F | 37.7" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Osage City | 54°F | 66°F | 43°F | 38.9" | 10.4" | 68/100 |
| Osawatomie | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 38.9" | 8.4" | 78/100 |
| Oskaloosa | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 38.3" | 16.4" | 68/100 |
| Ottawa | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 39.9" | 9.2" | 68/100 |
| Paola | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 41.4" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Parsons | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 44.9" | 7.1" | 78/100 |
| Parsons Tri City | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 37.9" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Perry Lake | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 39.2" | 12.4" | 68/100 |
| Phillipsburg | 53°F | 66°F | 40°F | 25.6" | 17.0" | 64/100 |
| Pittsburg | 58°F | 68°F | 47°F | 47.9" | 9.5" | 78/100 |
| Plainville | 53°F | 66°F | 40°F | 26.1" | 19.7" | 64/100 |
| Pomona Lake | 56°F | 67°F | 46°F | 38.6" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Pratt | 55°F | 68°F | 43°F | 27.6" | 15.1" | 78/100 |
| Quinter | 52°F | 65°F | 40°F | 23.5" | 20.2" | 59/100 |
| Richfield | 56°F | 71°F | 40°F | 17.7" | 18.4" | 64/100 |
| Russell | 54°F | 67°F | 41°F | 28.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Russell Muni | 55°F | 67°F | 42°F | 24.8" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Russell Springs | 53°F | 67°F | 38°F | 18.2" | 22.3" | 49/100 |
| Saint Francis | 52°F | 67°F | 37°F | 17.6" | 19.8" | 54/100 |
| Salina Muni | 56°F | 67°F | 44°F | 29.7" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Scott City | 53°F | 68°F | 38°F | 20.2" | 19.6" | 64/100 |
| Sedan | 57°F | 70°F | 45°F | 40.5" | 9.3" | 78/100 |
| Sharon Springs | 53°F | 67°F | 39°F | 19.9" | 21.0" | 49/100 |
| Smileyberg | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 39.2" | 10.6" | 68/100 |
| Smith Ctr | 53°F | 66°F | 40°F | 26.1" | 18.3" | 64/100 |
| Smolan | 55°F | 68°F | 42°F | N/A | N/A | 49/100 |
| Sterling | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 29.0" | 9.3" | 78/100 |
| Sublette | 57°F | 72°F | 42°F | 18.3" | 15.0" | 68/100 |
| Syracuse | 53°F | 70°F | 37°F | 17.0" | 16.9" | 54/100 |
| Tallgrass Prairie NP | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 33.5" | 11.7" | 78/100 |
| Topeka - | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 37.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Topeka Forbes Fld | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 36.7" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Topeka Muni | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 36.5" | 17.1" | 78/100 |
| Tribune | 52°F | 67°F | 38°F | 18.4" | 21.7" | 49/100 |
| Troy | 53°F | 64°F | 43°F | 36.8" | 21.1" | 63/100 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 33.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Ulysses | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 17.8" | 17.8" | 54/100 |
| Valley Falls | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 37.6" | 13.5" | 68/100 |
| Wakeeney | 54°F | 67°F | 40°F | 23.9" | 20.3" | 59/100 |
| Wallace | 52°F | 68°F | 37°F | 20.7" | 23.2" | 59/100 |
| Wamego | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 34.7" | 16.9" | 68/100 |
| Washington | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 32.4" | 14.4" | 64/100 |
| Webster Dam | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 25.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Wellington | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 36.1" | 9.2" | 78/100 |
| Wichita | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 34.3" | 12.7" | 78/100 |
| Wichita Jabara | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 32.6" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Wichita WX | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 34.4" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Wilmore | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 25.2" | 12.3" | 74/100 |
| Wilson Lake | 55°F | 67°F | 42°F | 26.2" | 9.6" | 64/100 |
| Winfield | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 40.7" | 9.0" | 78/100 |
| Winfield Strother Fld | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 34.9" | N/A | 78/100 |
| Winona | 53°F | 67°F | 39°F | 19.5" | 17.4" | 54/100 |
| Yates Ctr | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 41.8" | 9.0" | 78/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Kansas computed from 568 reporting stations.
Climate Insight: Kansas
Kansas's climate profile is aggregated from 169 cities and 568 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 55°F, which is the simple average across all measured stations rather than any single city's reading. Because Kansas spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins, coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Kansas, annual precipitation averages 31.2 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 15.1 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 169 individual city pages below, each city's climate varies based on local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the city table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's composite comfort score. A city's comfort score weighs temperature mildness, humidity, and extreme-weather frequency into a single 0–100 rating, which is especially useful when contrasting locations at different elevations or distances from the coast. Use these rankings as a starting point, then open each city page for monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and humidity metrics that matter for gardening, energy budgeting, and relocation decisions.
Choosing a place in Kansas?
The statewide 55°F hides big local swings, pick by city, not by state.
- Inside Kansas, annual averages run from Brewster (50°F) to Coldwater (59°F) - a 9°F spread.
- EL Dorado scores the state's highest comfort rating at 83/100. EL Dorado climate
- Compare states side by side, or jump straight to national rankings. Rankings
NOAA 1991–2020 normals describe the typical year; treat them as planning baselines, not forecasts.
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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