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Best time to visit Kansas City

October is the best time to visit Kansas City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 87/100
The least cloud September 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 37 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 4.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 87 19 °C 8
2 September 86 26 °C 8
3 May 83 24 °C 13
4 April 78 19 °C 11
5 June 71 29 °C 11
6 August 69 31 °C 9
7 July 65 31 °C 9
8 November 58 12 °C 7
9 March 56 13 °C 9
10 February 37 6.9 °C 6
11 January 34 4.0 °C 6
12 December 34 5.8 °C 6

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 5.8 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.0 °C 37 mm 57 %
February 6.9 °C 49 mm 59 %
March 13.1 °C 79 mm 58 %
April 18.9 °C 123 mm 57 %
May 24.0 °C 141 mm 58 %
June 29.1 °C 129 mm 51 %
July 31.5 °C 97 mm 46 %
August 30.7 °C 100 mm 45 %
September 26.2 °C 95 mm 41 %
October 19.4 °C 85 mm 45 %
November 11.9 °C 62 mm 52 %
December 5.8 °C 46 mm 56 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.