Wichita Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Wichita, Kansas 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 80, 90 or 100 °F each month in Wichita, 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.

10-year temperature averages for Wichita, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
44 23 January 7 -5
49 26 February 9 -3
59 36 March 15 2
68 45 April 20 7
78 56 May 25 13
88 66 June 31 19
93 70 July 34 21
91 69 August 33 20
83 60 September 29 16
71 47 October 22 8
57 35 November 14 2
46 25 December 8 -4
69 47 Year 20 8
30-year temperature averages for Wichita, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
43 22 January 6 -6
48 26 February 9 -3
58 35 March 14 2
68 45 April 20 7
77 55 May 25 13
87 65 June 30 18
92 70 July 34 21
91 69 August 33 20
83 60 September 28 15
70 47 October 21 8
56 35 November 13 1
44 24 December 6 -4
68 46 Year 20 8

Days of Hot Weather in Wichita

Summers can be sweltering at Wichita. Typically half of summer days here reach at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit. About 10 days a year spike to 100 degrees or more.

Number of days in Wichita of at least 80, 90 or 100 °F
  80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
100 °F
38 °C
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 1 0 0
April 4 0 0
May 14 3 0
June 26 14 1
July 30 21 6
August 29 18 4
September 20 8 1
October 7 1 0
November 0 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 131 65 12

How Often Wichita Has Cold Temperatures

Wichita normally has 103 frosty nights a year, which appear from October to April. An average of one night a year drops to 0 °F (-18 °C) or less.

Typically for 16 days annually the thermometer never rises above freezing. Days that chilly can occur from November to March.

Days per month on average in Wichita when the minimum temperature drops to 32, 20 or 10 °F or below
  10 °F
-12 °C
20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
January 3 12 28
February 2 7 21
March 1 2 11
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 2 13
December 2 9 25
Year 8 32 103
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.

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