Annual mean 14°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
29.9 °C
Coldest
0.6 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
6.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.8 m/s average
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The average temperature in Kansas City over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Kansas City has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in September, the driest month, to 26% in May, the wettest. Winds in Kansas City are highest in March, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kansas City come in September, when the sky is typically 24% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 47%.
Month by month Kansas City climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
-2°C
-4°C
17%
47%
4.2 m/s
2
0
11
February
6°C
-0°C
0°C
18%
40%
4.5 m/s
9
0
27
March
12°C
6°C
7°C
19%
45%
4.9 m/s
17
1
46
April
17°C
10°C
12°C
23%
40%
4.9 m/s
41
3
65
May
22°C
16°C
20°C
26%
43%
3.8 m/s
65
29
56
June
29°C
21°C
29°C
21%
24%
3.7 m/s
38
63
15
July
30°C
23°C
31°C
19%
25%
3.1 m/s
21
62
5
August
29°C
21°C
30°C
18%
28%
3.1 m/s
36
61
11
September
26°C
18°C
26°C
14%
24%
3.3 m/s
55
56
30
October
19°C
11°C
15°C
15%
32%
3.9 m/s
50
15
62
November
11°C
5°C
7°C
15%
34%
4.0 m/s
17
2
47
December
6°C
1°C
1°C
15%
39%
4.1 m/s
5
0
23
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.
Seasons, and the year in short Kansas City weather by season
Year round, Kansas City has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°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.
Kansas City weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow -0°CRain 16%
Winter in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 10°CRain 23%
Spring in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 19%
Summer in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 15%
Autumn in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kansas City?
Kansas City has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in September, the driest month, to 26% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Kansas City windiest?
Winds in Kansas City are highest in March, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kansas City year round?
The average temperature in Kansas City over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.