What is the hottest month in Kansas City?

July is Kansas City's hottest month, with the highest average daily high of the year. The month-by-month table above shows Kansas City's exact average high and low for each month, based on the 1991–2020 climate normals — the standard 30-year reference period meteorologists use.

What is the coldest month in Kansas City?

January is Kansas City's coldest month, with the lowest average daily low of the year. The averages-by-month chart above gives the exact average high and low for every month, so you can see how cold a typical winter day runs.

How much does it rain in Kansas City?

Kansas City's total annual precipitation and its wettest and driest months are shown in the rainfall-by-month section above. Those figures are 1991–2020 normals — the average monthly precipitation total across that 30-year window — so they reflect a typical year rather than any single wet or dry season.

What months are best to visit Kansas City?

The most comfortable months in Kansas City are usually the shoulder seasons — spring and fall — when temperatures sit between the summer peak and winter low and rainfall is moderate. Compare the average high, low, and precipitation for each month in the table above to pick the window that fits the weather you want.

Has Kansas City gotten hotter?

Yes. The warming-stripes chart above plots Kansas City's annual mean temperature for every complete year of station data from 1934 to 2025, and the trend line fitted to 1934–2025 rises about 1.6°F (+0.17°F per decade) — recent decades average warmer than the start of that window.

What is the record high temperature in Kansas City?

Kansas City's all-time record high — the hottest single day in the station record — is shown in the records section above, along with the date it occurred. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, which begins in 1934, so they capture the most extreme heat on record, not just a typical summer day.

What is the record low temperature in Kansas City?

Kansas City's all-time record low and the date it was set appear in the records section above. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily history back to 1934, so it reflects the coldest day on record rather than an average winter low.

Kansas City, Missouri Climate

Kansas City weather by month — average highs and lows, rainfall, all-time records, and the warming record since 1934

Hottest month: 90°FJuly average high
Coldest month: 22°FJanuary average low
Precipitation: 38.1 ina year
Snowfall: 11.0 ina year

1991–2020 NOAA climate normals

At 9:09 AM CDT on Sep 21 it was 68°F in Kansas City — 4° above the 64°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 21 normal high of 78°F and low of 59°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

Kansas City weather by month

Average high, low, and rainfall for every month, from Kansas City’s 1991–2020 climate normals, the standard 30-year reference period. Each band runs from the month’s average low to its average high: a tall band is a big day-to-night swing.

40°22°

1.0″Jan

45°26°

1.5″Feb

57°36°

2.1″Mar

67°46°

3.9″Apr

76°57°

5.1″May

86°67°

5.3″Jun

90°72°

4.4″Jul

89°70°

4.7″Aug

80°61°

3.8″Sep

68°49°

3.2″Oct

55°36°

1.8″Nov

44°27°

1.3″Dec

Average high → low (°F)Rainfall (inches)1991–2020 normals

Kansas City monthly weather averages — average high, average low, and rainfall for each month, from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (NOAA).
Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Rainfall
January	40°F	22°F	1.0 in
February	45°F	26°F	1.5 in
March	57°F	36°F	2.1 in
April	67°F	46°F	3.9 in
May	76°F	57°F	5.1 in
June	86°F	67°F	5.3 in
July	90°F	72°F	4.4 in
August	89°F	70°F	4.7 in
September	80°F	61°F	3.8 in
October	68°F	49°F	3.2 in
November	55°F	36°F	1.8 in
December	44°F	27°F	1.3 in
Annual	66°F	48°F	38.1 in

Kansas City’s warming record since 1934

Kansas City has warmed 1.6°F since 1934 (+0.17°F per decade, 1934–2025 trend)Gaps are years with incomplete station data.

Not what a typical year looks like, but how the typical year has changed. Each stripe is one complete year’s average temperature at the station, 1934 to 2025, colored against the mean of those years: blue for cooler years, red for warmer ones. The figure under the stripes is the least-squares trend line fitted to 1934–2025 — Kansas City averages about 1.6°F warmer by that trend than in 1934.

Compared with the national rankingThe fastest-warming cities ranking fits every city to the same years, 1970–2025, so rates compare like for like. Over that window Kansas City warms at +0.27°F per decade, #63 of 66. The figure above uses the station’s own record, 1934–2025, so the two rates differ.

Kansas City rainfall by month

Kansas City averages 38.1 inches of precipitation a year. The wettest month is June and the driest is January.

Kansas City also averages 11.0 inches of snowfall a year.

Kansas City temperature records

All-time record high: 113°Fset August 14, 1936
All-time record low: -19°Fset December 22, 1989

Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station’s full daily history, so they capture the most extreme single day Kansas City has recorded — not a typical seasonal high or low.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest month in Kansas City?: July is Kansas City's hottest month, with the highest average daily high of the year. The month-by-month table above shows Kansas City's exact average high and low for each month, based on the 1991–2020 climate normals — the standard 30-year reference period meteorologists use.
What is the coldest month in Kansas City?: January is Kansas City's coldest month, with the lowest average daily low of the year. The averages-by-month chart above gives the exact average high and low for every month, so you can see how cold a typical winter day runs.
How much does it rain in Kansas City?: Kansas City's total annual precipitation and its wettest and driest months are shown in the rainfall-by-month section above. Those figures are 1991–2020 normals — the average monthly precipitation total across that 30-year window — so they reflect a typical year rather than any single wet or dry season.
What months are best to visit Kansas City?: The most comfortable months in Kansas City are usually the shoulder seasons — spring and fall — when temperatures sit between the summer peak and winter low and rainfall is moderate. Compare the average high, low, and precipitation for each month in the table above to pick the window that fits the weather you want.
Has Kansas City gotten hotter?: Yes. The warming-stripes chart above plots Kansas City's annual mean temperature for every complete year of station data from 1934 to 2025, and the trend line fitted to 1934–2025 rises about 1.6°F (+0.17°F per decade) — recent decades average warmer than the start of that window.
What is the record high temperature in Kansas City?: Kansas City's all-time record high — the hottest single day in the station record — is shown in the records section above, along with the date it occurred. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, which begins in 1934, so they capture the most extreme heat on record, not just a typical summer day.
What is the record low temperature in Kansas City?: Kansas City's all-time record low and the date it was set appear in the records section above. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily history back to 1934, so it reflects the coldest day on record rather than an average winter low.