Kearney weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Kearney, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SMITHVILLE LAKE, 17 km from Kearney; records cover 1985–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 40 in1017 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 14
- First fall freeze
- Oct 20
- Heating degree days
- 5,533
- Cooling degree days
- 1,195
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−19° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Kearney in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.2 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2013)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 1200
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Kearney in February
Highs average 42°5° and lows 21°−6°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2024)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 946
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Kearney in March
Highs average 53°11° and lows 31°0°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 717
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Kearney in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 41°5°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 389
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Kearney in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 53°12°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1998)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 143
- Cooling degree days
- 78
Kearney in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 244
Kearney in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 68°20°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1991)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Kearney in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1988)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 329
Kearney in September
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2000)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 134
Kearney in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°6°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 336
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Kearney in November
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1990)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 682
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Kearney in December
Highs average 42°5° and lows 22°−5°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2001)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1028
- Cooling degree days
- 0