Arkansas City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Arkansas City, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Winfield Strother Field Airport, 10 km from Arkansas City; records cover 1996–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 34.9 in886 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 8
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 4,198
- Cooling degree days
- 1,770
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Arkansas City in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 24°−5°, with 0.69 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2006)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 941
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Arkansas City in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2024)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 728
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Arkansas City in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 520
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Arkansas City in April
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2006)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 261
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Arkansas City in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 135
Arkansas City in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 351
Arkansas City in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°21°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2012)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 502
Arkansas City in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°20°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 462
Arkansas City in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Arkansas City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 48°9°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2021)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 50
Arkansas City in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2012)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Arkansas City in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2021)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 880
- Cooling degree days
- 0