Wichita climate
Wichita is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.0 °C. May is the wettest month (144 mm) and January the driest (26 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Wichita averages 890 mm of rain, 143 days above 25 °C and 75 days below freezing.
United States · 396 m elevation · population 396,119 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 33 °C
- Coldest month January -3.0 °C
- Driest month January 26 mm
- Wettest month May 144 mm
- Least cloud September 39 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 42 °C
- Coldest on record February -28 °C
What to expectWichita through the year
Wichita has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.8 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 143 days a year reach 25 °C, 78 of them reach 30 °C, 75 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 144 mm against 26 mm in January — 5.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 °C | 26 mm | 48 % |
| February | 9.6 °C | 36 mm | 53 % |
| March | 15.4 °C | 72 mm | 52 % |
| April | 20.5 °C | 92 mm | 51 % |
| May | 25.0 °C | 144 mm | 54 % |
| June | 30.0 °C | 112 mm | 47 % |
| July | 32.7 °C | 87 mm | 43 % |
| August | 32.0 °C | 84 mm | 42 % |
| September | 27.7 °C | 79 mm | 39 % |
| October | 21.0 °C | 76 mm | 40 % |
| November | 13.7 °C | 44 mm | 44 % |
| December | 7.5 °C | 38 mm | 48 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 °C | -3.0 °C | 0.8 °C | 22.7 °C | -18.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| February | 9.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 3.1 °C | 26.7 °C | -28.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| March | 15.4 °C | 3.7 °C | 8.6 °C | 31.7 °C | -19.0 °C | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| April | 20.5 °C | 9.0 °C | 14.0 °C | 33.9 °C | -5.9 °C | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| May | 25.0 °C | 14.6 °C | 19.3 °C | 38.6 °C | 1.8 °C | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 30.0 °C | 20.0 °C | 24.7 °C | 39.8 °C | 9.4 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 32.7 °C | 22.7 °C | 27.4 °C | 41.4 °C | 12.9 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| August | 32.0 °C | 21.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 42.4 °C | 12.1 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 27.7 °C | 17.6 °C | 22.1 °C | 39.8 °C | 2.9 °C | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 21.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 15.3 °C | 34.2 °C | -5.6 °C | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 13.7 °C | 4.2 °C | 8.2 °C | 27.8 °C | -15.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| December | 7.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 2.2 °C | 22.1 °C | -18.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 mm | 4 | 9.9 h/day | 48 % | 65 % | 22 km/h |
| February | 36 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 64 % | 22 km/h |
| March | 72 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 63 % | 24 km/h |
| April | 92 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 51 % | 62 % | 26 km/h |
| May | 144 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 54 % | 68 % | 23 km/h |
| June | 112 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 47 % | 66 % | 22 km/h |
| July | 87 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 43 % | 62 % | 19 km/h |
| August | 84 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 42 % | 62 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 79 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 39 % | 63 % | 21 km/h |
| October | 76 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 40 % | 62 % | 23 km/h |
| November | 44 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 65 % | 23 km/h |
| December | 38 mm | 5 | 9.6 h/day | 48 % | 68 % | 21 km/h |
How Wichita compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 33 °C | -3.0 °C | 890 mm | 143 |
| Tulsa · United States | 33 °C | -0.5 °C | 1,043 mm | 155 |
| Oklahoma City · United States | 34 °C | -0.2 °C | 830 mm | 162 |
| Kansas City · United States | 31 °C | -5.1 °C | 1,043 mm | 127 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Wichita.
QuestionsCommon questions about Wichita’s climate
When is the best time to visit Wichita?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Wichita get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 78 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -3.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 75 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Wichita?
May, averaging 144 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 26 mm. The year as a whole averages 890 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Wichita rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.