Shawnee, KS Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Shawnee actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Shawnee, KS, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, 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 Shawnee's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Shawnee run from 28°F in Jan up to 77°F in Jul, a 49.3°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Shawnee, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 18°F | 1.18in | 5in |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 1.62in | 5.1in |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 2.49in | 1.5in |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.03in | 0.1in |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 5.17in | 0in |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 5.51in | 0in |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.51in | 0in |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.42in | 0.3in |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 2.17in | 1.1in |
| Dec | 42°F | 22°F | 1.62in | 4.3in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Shawnee's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Shawnee actually gets
Over a typical year, Shawnee sees about 40.53in of precipitation a year across roughly 91 days with measurable rain or snow, with 17.4in of snow a year.
Shawnee against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Shawnee comes in at 4352; within KS alone it ranks 48 of 63. Population is about 69,724.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Bonner Springs, KS US, the NOAA station 5.8 miles from Shawnee, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated