Kansas City, Missouri, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kansas City, Missouri, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 89°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 19°F.
Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Kansas City, Missouri, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kansas City average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is May (0.20 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 19°F | 0.00 in |
| February | 43°F | 23°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 56°F | 33°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 66°F | 43°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 0.20 in |
| June | 83°F | 65°F | 0.20 in |
| July | 89°F | 69°F | 0.10 in |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 0.10 in |
| September | 81°F | 58°F | 0.20 in |
| October | 68°F | 45°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 54°F | 34°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 40°F | 24°F | 0.10 in |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 112°F on 2011-08-02
- Coldest day on record: -21°F on 1983-12-25
Percentiles compare each day to Kansas City, Missouri, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →