Kansas weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Kansas, Oklahoma: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Upper Spavinaw Port, 16 km from Kansas; records cover 2001–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.5 in1257 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,060
- Cooling degree days
- 1,462
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Kansas in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2008)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 907
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Kansas in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2017)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 695
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Kansas in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 34°1°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 522
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Kansas in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 43°6°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 252
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Kansas in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 6.2 in158 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2012)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Kansas in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 62°17°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 277
Kansas in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 67°19°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 433
Kansas in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 65°19°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 405
Kansas in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 56°14°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2026)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 34
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Kansas in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 43°6°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2006)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 243
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Kansas in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 34°1°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2006)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 515
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Kansas in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 26°−3°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2025)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 806
- Cooling degree days
- 0