Kansas City Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Kansas City, Missouri during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Kansas City, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 22 | January | 5 | -6 |
| 44 | 25 | February | 7 | -4 |
| 58 | 38 | March | 14 | 3 |
| 68 | 47 | April | 20 | 8 |
| 77 | 58 | May | 25 | 14 |
| 88 | 69 | June | 31 | 21 |
| 91 | 73 | July | 33 | 23 |
| 89 | 70 | August | 32 | 21 |
| 83 | 63 | September | 28 | 17 |
| 70 | 49 | October | 21 | 9 |
| 56 | 36 | November | 13 | 2 |
| 45 | 28 | December | 7 | -2 |
| 67 | 48 | Year | 20 | 9 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 20 | January | 4 | -7 |
| 44 | 24 | February | 6 | -5 |
| 55 | 34 | March | 13 | 1 |
| 66 | 44 | April | 19 | 7 |
| 75 | 54 | May | 24 | 12 |
| 84 | 64 | June | 29 | 18 |
| 88 | 68 | July | 31 | 20 |
| 87 | 66 | August | 31 | 19 |
| 79 | 58 | September | 26 | 14 |
| 67 | 46 | October | 20 | 8 |
| 54 | 34 | November | 12 | 1 |
| 42 | 24 | December | 6 | -5 |
| 65 | 45 | Year | 18 | 7 |
Days of Hot Weather in Kansas City
The hottest days at Kansas City have temperatures peaking in the 100s Fahrenheit (over 37 °C). But only three days a year on average have such heat. One-hundred degree weather can show up anytime during summer.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| June | 29 | 23 | 7 |
| July | 31 | 28 | 13 |
| August | 31 | 27 | 12 |
| September | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| October | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 174 | 113 | 36 |
How Often Kansas City Has Cold Temperatures
The coldest nights at Kansas City drop down to 0 °F (-18 °C) or lower. Four nights a winter on average get that chilly.
The city normally has 26 days a year when the thermometer never climbs above freezing. Crisp days happen from November to March, and are most common in January.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 15 | 27 |
| February | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| March | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| December | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| Year | 15 | 41 | 107 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.