Annual mean 15°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
29.8 °C
Coldest
1.0 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
6.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.8 m/s average
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The average temperature in Kansas City 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. Kansas City has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 16% in September, the driest month, to 31% 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 3.2 m/s (12 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
3°C
-1°C
-3°C
21%
47%
4.3 m/s
3
0
13
February
6°C
1°C
1°C
23%
40%
4.5 m/s
10
0
28
March
13°C
6°C
7°C
23%
45%
4.9 m/s
19
1
46
April
17°C
10°C
12°C
27%
39%
4.9 m/s
41
4
65
May
22°C
16°C
20°C
31%
42%
3.8 m/s
65
30
55
June
29°C
22°C
29°C
25%
24%
3.7 m/s
38
63
15
July
29°C
23°C
31°C
23%
25%
3.2 m/s
21
61
5
August
29°C
22°C
30°C
22%
27%
3.2 m/s
35
60
12
September
26°C
19°C
26°C
16%
24%
3.3 m/s
54
56
29
October
19°C
12°C
16°C
18%
32%
3.9 m/s
50
16
61
November
12°C
6°C
7°C
19%
34%
4.1 m/s
18
3
47
December
7°C
2°C
1°C
19%
38%
4.2 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.
Seasons, and the year in short Kansas City weather by season
Year round, Kansas City 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.
Kansas City weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 1°CRain 21%
Winter in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 27%
Spring in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 23%
Summer in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Kansas City weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 12°CRain 18%
Autumn in Kansas City has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 18% 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 16% in September, the driest month, to 31% 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 3.2 m/s (12 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 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.