Garden City, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Garden City actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Garden City, KS, the comfort score comes out to 42/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Garden City's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Garden City run from 31°F in Jan up to 79°F in Jul, a 47.7°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Garden City, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.47in | 3.4in |
| Feb | 49°F | 20°F | 0.59in | 3.3in |
| Mar | 59°F | 29°F | 1.13in | 3.2in |
| Apr | 68°F | 37°F | 1.65in | 1.1in |
| May | 78°F | 49°F | 2.79in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 3.07in | 0in |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 3.16in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 2.8in | 0in |
| Sep | 84°F | 54°F | 1.33in | 0in |
| Oct | 71°F | 40°F | 1.34in | 0.8in |
| Nov | 57°F | 27°F | 0.49in | 1in |
| Dec | 47°F | 18°F | 0.73in | 2.7in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Garden City's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Garden City actually gets
Over a typical year, Garden City sees about 19.55in of precipitation a year across roughly 65 days with measurable rain or snow, with 15.6in of snow a year.
Garden City against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Garden City comes in at 4189; within KS alone it ranks 40 of 63. Population is about 27,996.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Garden City Exp Stn, KS US, the NOAA station 2.4 miles from Garden City, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is