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Kansas weather by city

VSWeather covers 65 cities and towns in Kansas, from Wichita (population 396,488) down to Louisburg (population 5,034). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 231 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are cold and summers warm: the typical city averages 31 °F in January and 79 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 101 days a year in the typical city, well below the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 27 °F in Atchison to 34 °F in Arkansas City. July averages run from 77 °F in Colby to 82 °F in Abilene. Colby dips below freezing on 159 nights a year against 91 in Pittsburg.

The sharpest climate contrast among Kansas's bigger cities is Leawood against Garden City: Garden City reaches 90 °F on 73 days a year against 34 in Leawood, and Garden City sees 143 freezing nights a year against 101 in Leawood.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Kansas climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Liberal 274 sunny days
  2. 2Ulysses 273 sunny days
  3. 3Garden City 267 sunny days
  4. 4Dodge City 262 sunny days
  5. 5Colby 259 sunny days
  6. 6Hays 253 sunny days
  7. 7Pratt 253 sunny days
  8. 8Great Bend 250 sunny days
  9. 9Wellington 248 sunny days
  10. 10Hutchinson 247 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Colby 27 in of snow
  2. 2Dodge City 19 in of snow
  3. 3Leavenworth 19 in of snow
  4. 4Concordia 19 in of snow
  5. 5Lansing 18 in of snow
  6. 6Ulysses 18 in of snow
  7. 7Manhattan 18 in of snow
  8. 8Bonner Springs 17 in of snow
  9. 9Atchison 17 in of snow
  10. 10Basehor 17 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Paola 109 wet days a year
  2. 2Louisburg 109 wet days a year
  3. 3Spring Hill 108 wet days a year
  4. 4Fort Scott 108 wet days a year
  5. 5Pittsburg 107 wet days a year
  6. 6Overland Park 107 wet days a year
  7. 7Kansas City 107 wet days a year
  8. 8Olathe 107 wet days a year
  9. 9Shawnee 107 wet days a year
  10. 10Lenexa 107 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Arkansas City 58 °F average
  2. 2Coffeyville 58 °F average
  3. 3Chanute 58 °F average
  4. 4Independence 58 °F average
  5. 5Pittsburg 58 °F average
  6. 6Abilene 58 °F average
  7. 7Wichita 57 °F average
  8. 8Valley Center 57 °F average
  9. 9Maize 57 °F average
  10. 10Goddard 57 °F average

Popular Kansas comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Kansas cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Kansas cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).