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Best time to visit Wichita

October is the best time to visit Wichita for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 7 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 91/100
The least cloud September 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 26 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 6.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 91 21 °C 7
2 April 82 21 °C 9
3 September 82 28 °C 7
4 May 81 25 °C 12
5 June 67 30 °C 10
6 August 66 32 °C 7
7 March 66 15 °C 8
8 November 65 14 °C 5
9 July 60 33 °C 9
10 February 46 9.6 °C 5
11 December 40 7.5 °C 5
12 January 38 6.8 °C 4

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 4 wet days and highs near 6.8 °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 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 %

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.