Arkansas City, KS Weather & Climate Normals
Arkansas City's real weather, in one number
Arkansas City, KS scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Arkansas City's hottest and coldest months
Arkansas City's hottest month is Jul, averaging 81°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 35°F, a 46.5°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Arkansas City's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 24°F | 0.69in |
| Feb | 51°F | 27°F | 1.29in |
| Mar | 60°F | 36°F | 2.42in |
| Apr | 69°F | 45°F | 3.46in |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 4.68in |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 5.28in |
| Jul | 92°F | 71°F | 3.93in |
| Aug | 91°F | 69°F | 4.06in |
| Sep | 83°F | 60°F | 2.78in |
| Oct | 71°F | 48°F | 3.27in |
| Nov | 59°F | 36°F | 1.7in |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 1.32in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Arkansas City at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Arkansas City
Over a typical year, Arkansas City sees about 34.88in of precipitation a year across roughly 91 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Arkansas City ranks
Arkansas City ranks 3435 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 4 of 63 within KS. About 11,761 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Winfield Strother Fld Ap, KS US, 6.5 miles from Arkansas City, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is