Wichita, Kansas, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Wichita, Kansas, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 94°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 23°F.
Wichita is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532, and the Wichita metropolitan area had a population of 647,610. It is located in south-central Kansas along the Arkansas River. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Wichita, Kansas, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Wichita average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Wichita, Kansas, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is June (0.20 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 23°F | 0.00 in |
| February | 49°F | 27°F | 0.00 in |
| March | 60°F | 35°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 70°F | 44°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 0.10 in |
| June | 87°F | 66°F | 0.20 in |
| July | 94°F | 71°F | 0.10 in |
| August | 92°F | 69°F | 0.10 in |
| September | 84°F | 61°F | 0.10 in |
| October | 72°F | 47°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 58°F | 36°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 45°F | 26°F | 0.00 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: 114°F on 2011-08-02
- Coldest day on record: -14°F on 1989-12-22
Percentiles compare each day to Wichita, Kansas, 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 →