Climateby Month

Kansas City, MO climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 898 ft elevation · also covers Overland Park, Kansas City

Kansas City has hot and humid summers and cold winters. Highs peak at 90°F in July and fall to 40°F in January. The wettest month is May (about 11 wet days) and the driest is January (about 5). Normal snowfall is about 18 in a year. By our comfort score the best months are April and May.

Warmest month
90°F
July normal high
Coldest month
22°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
86
38.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
18.2 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Kansas City?

Normal highs range from 40°F in January to 90°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 40°F (4°C), low 22°F (-6°C) 40° 22° February: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 26°F (-3°C) March: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 67°F (19°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 57°F (14°C) June: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 67°F (19°C) July: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 72°F (22°C) 90° 72° August: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 70°F (21°C) September: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 61°F (16°C) October: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 49°F (9°C) November: normal high 55°F (13°C), low 36°F (2°C) December: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 27°F (-3°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Kansas City?

May has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 38 in of precipitation.

January: 5 wet days 5 February: 5 wet days March: 7 wet days April: 9 wet days May: 11 wet days 11 June: 10 wet days July: 8 wet days August: 8 wet days September: 8 wet days October: 7 wet days November: 5 wet days December: 5 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 18.2 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 4.9 in of snow February: 5.9 in of snow 5.9 March: 1.7 in of snow April: 0.3 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.3 in of snow November: 1.1 in of snow December: 4.0 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Kansas City?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 20 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 3 muggy days June: 14 muggy days July: 20 muggy days 20 August: 19 muggy days September: 8 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at C.r. Wheeler Downtown Arpt, 2.0 mi NNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.9 hours in June.

January: 9.8 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.3 hours of daylight June: 14.9 hours of daylight 14.9 July: 14.6 hours of daylight August: 13.7 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.5 hours of daylight 9.5 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Kansas City, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 40°F22°F 1.0 in5 4.9 in 0 9.8 h
February 45°F26°F 1.5 in5 5.9 in 0 10.8 h
March 57°F36°F 2.1 in7 1.7 in 0 12.0 h
April 67°F46°F 3.9 in9 0.3 in 0 13.2 h
May 76°F57°F 5.1 in11 0.0 in 3 14.3 h
June 86°F67°F 5.3 in10 0.0 in 14 14.9 h
July 90°F72°F 4.4 in8 0.0 in 20 14.6 h
August 89°F70°F 4.7 in8 0.0 in 19 13.7 h
September 80°F61°F 3.8 in8 0.0 in 8 12.4 h
October 68°F49°F 3.2 in7 0.3 in 1 11.2 h
November 55°F36°F 1.8 in5 1.1 in 0 10.1 h
December 44°F27°F 1.3 in5 4.0 in 0 9.5 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Kansas City

By our comfort score, the best months are April and May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 361216
Feb 433311
Mar 58954
Apr 701571
May 671282
Jun 51389
Jul 441617
Aug 452614
Sep 601165
Oct 651551
Nov 51734
Dec 381312

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Kansas City

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 4, and the first fall frost around Nov 2, leaving 211 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Kansas City
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 4after Apr 20
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 2before Oct 21
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 26after Apr 10
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 11before Oct 28
Frost-free season211 daysunder 191 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Kansas City Downtown Airport (USW00013988), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Missouri.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 109°F (August 2, 2011); the lowest was -9°F (February 3, 1996).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Kansas City

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Also covers

Overland Park and Kansas City use the same temperature and rain stations as Kansas City, so their monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Kansas City Downtown Airport (USW00013988), 1.8 mi NW of the city center, 742 ft (156 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Kansas City Intl Airport (USW00003947), 16 mi NNW of the city center, 1,005 ft (107 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: C.r. Wheeler Downtown Arpt (724463-13988), 2.0 mi NNW of the city center, 742 ft (156 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error