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Kansas City, MO weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Kansas City Dwtn Ap, 4.3 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Kansas City averages a daily high of 66°F and a daily low of 47.5°F across the year, with 39.06 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 90.1°F and January the coldest at 22.4°F.
- Average annual high
- 66°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 47.5°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 39.06 inWettest month June
- Snowfall per year
- 13.4 in89.9 days at or below 32°F
Kansas City weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39.5 | 22.4 | 1.14 | 4.1 | 22.4 to 39.5 degrees |
| February | 44.6 | 26.3 | 1.48 | 3.2 | 26.3 to 44.6 degrees |
| March | 56.2 | 35.8 | 2.15 | 0.9 | 35.8 to 56.2 degrees |
| April | 66.7 | 46.6 | 3.71 | 0.2 | 46.6 to 66.7 degrees |
| May | 75.9 | 57.1 | 5.13 | 0 | 57.1 to 75.9 degrees |
| June | 85 | 66.7 | 5.52 | 0 | 66.7 to 85 degrees |
| July | 90.1 | 72 | 3.97 | 0 | 72 to 90.1 degrees |
| August | 88.6 | 70.2 | 4.39 | 0 | 70.2 to 88.6 degrees |
| September | 80 | 60.5 | 4.16 | 0 | 60.5 to 80 degrees |
| October | 67.8 | 48.9 | 3.52 | 0.3 | 48.9 to 67.8 degrees |
| November | 54.2 | 36.6 | 2.14 | 0.3 | 36.6 to 54.2 degrees |
| December | 41.8 | 25.6 | 1.75 | 4.4 | 25.6 to 41.8 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013988, Kansas City Dwtn Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Kansas City climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Kansas City Dwtn Ap, 4.3 km from the centre of Kansas City. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Kansas City sees about 40.5 days a year at or above 90°F and about 63.1 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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