Kansas City, MO Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Kansas City actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Kansas City, MO, 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 Kansas City's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Kansas City run from 31°F in Jan up to 81°F in Jul, a 50°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Kansas City, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 1.02in | 3.4in |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 1.53in | 3.2in |
| Mar | 57°F | 36°F | 2.08in | 0.4in |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 3.89in | 0.1in |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 5.1in | 0in |
| Jun | 86°F | 67°F | 5.33in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 72°F | 4.38in | 0in |
| Aug | 89°F | 70°F | 4.68in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 61°F | 3.78in | 0in |
| Oct | 68°F | 49°F | 3.24in | 0.3in |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 1.8in | 0.1in |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 1.3in | 3.5in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are Kansas City's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Kansas City actually gets
Over a typical year, Kansas City sees about 38.13in of precipitation a year across roughly 86 days with measurable rain or snow, with 11in of snow a year.
Kansas City against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Kansas City comes in at 4149; within MO alone it ranks 105 of 135. Population is about 516,032.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Kansas City Downtown Ap, MO US, the NOAA station 2.5 miles from Kansas 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