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The average temperature in Independence over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Independence has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 27% in September, the driest month, to 39% in May, the wettest. Winds in Independence are highest in March, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Independence come in September, when the sky is typically 23% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 46%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -1°C | -3°C | 30% | 46% | 4.2 m/s | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| February | 6°C | 1°C | 1°C | 32% | 39% | 4.4 m/s | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| March | 12°C | 6°C | 7°C | 33% | 44% | 4.8 m/s | 19 | 1 | 46 |
| April | 17°C | 10°C | 12°C | 36% | 38% | 4.8 m/s | 41 | 4 | 64 |
| May | 22°C | 16°C | 20°C | 39% | 41% | 3.7 m/s | 64 | 29 | 54 |
| June | 29°C | 22°C | 29°C | 34% | 24% | 3.6 m/s | 37 | 63 | 15 |
| July | 29°C | 23°C | 31°C | 32% | 25% | 3.1 m/s | 21 | 61 | 5 |
| August | 28°C | 22°C | 29°C | 31% | 27% | 3.0 m/s | 35 | 59 | 11 |
| September | 26°C | 18°C | 26°C | 27% | 23% | 3.2 m/s | 53 | 56 | 29 |
| October | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 28% | 31% | 3.8 m/s | 49 | 16 | 60 |
| November | 12°C | 6°C | 7°C | 29% | 33% | 4.0 m/s | 19 | 3 | 46 |
| December | 7°C | 2°C | 1°C | 28% | 37% | 4.1 m/s | 7 | 0 | 24 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Independence has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Independence has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Independence has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Independence has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Independence has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Independence has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 27% in September, the driest month, to 39% in May, the wettest.
Winds in Independence are highest in March, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
The average temperature in Independence over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.