Manhattan weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Manhattan, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Manhattan Asos, 9 km from Manhattan; records cover 1960–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 32.2 in817 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 5,104
- Cooling degree days
- 1,489
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−18° (heating, 99%) and 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Manhattan in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.65 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2013)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 1103
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Manhattan in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 22°−6°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2006)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 869
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Manhattan in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 32°0°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 634
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Manhattan in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2012)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 331
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Manhattan in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1998)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 113
- Cooling degree days
- 108
Manhattan in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2016)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Manhattan in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 68°20°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 458
Manhattan in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 65°19°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2023)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 388
Manhattan in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 56°13°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2000)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 174
Manhattan in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 43°6°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2024)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 306
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Manhattan in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 664
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Manhattan in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 21°−6°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2021)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 1014
- Cooling degree days
- 0