Junction City climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Junction City?

Junction City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Junction City?

The hottest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2023, reaching 43.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Junction City?

The coldest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -32.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Junction City?

Yes. Junction City gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Junction City warmed?

Yes: Junction City warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Junction City?

The wettest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1998, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Junction City?

The windiest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2009, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Junction City?

The warmest month in Junction City is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Junction City?

Junction City receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Junction City?

Junction City gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Junction City (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Junction City averages 102 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

Junction City has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 94 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 19 August 2023) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 23 December 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Junction CityKansas

coords: 39.03°, -96.83°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.7°C

Average daily high

18.4°C

Average daily low

7.5°C

Annual rainfall

869mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

20.8km/h

Seasonal range

28.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

102 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

69 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

46.9 cm

Average feels-like high

16.6 °C

Average feels-like low

4.8 °C

Average peak gust

40.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

55 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

43.4 °C

19 August 2023

Coldest day

-32.1 °C

23 December 1989

Wettest day

124 mm

21 September 1998

Windiest day

54.4 km/h

23 March 2009

Strongest gust

117.4 km/h

15 December 2021

Hottest feels-like

46.4 °C

21 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-37.9 °C

23 December 1989

Snowiest day

26.0 cm

1 February 1983

Sunniest day

14.7 h

30 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.4 °C8 August 2025	-29.6 °C21 January 2025	13.6 °C	882 mm	72	91
2024	40.9 °C24 June 2024	-26.3 °C14 January 2024	14.6 °C	853 mm	90	76
2023	43.4 °C19 August 2023	-13.6 °C24 February 2023	14.6 °C	584 mm	107	96
2022	39.6 °C15 July 2022	-21.4 °C22 December 2022	13.6 °C	790 mm	100	108
2021	40.3 °C17 June 2021	-23.7 °C15 February 2021	14.3 °C	760 mm	86	82
2020	36.9 °C13 June 2020	-15.1 °C13 February 2020	13.8 °C	708 mm	80	99
2019	38.1 °C19 July 2019	-19.6 °C4 March 2019	12.8 °C	1,178 mm	73	111
2018	38.4 °C12 July 2018	-20.6 °C1 January 2018	13.3 °C	848 mm	101	115
2017	39.9 °C21 July 2017	-17.1 °C27 December 2017	14.2 °C	978 mm	63	75
2016	40.6 °C15 June 2016	-21.7 °C18 December 2016	14.7 °C	900 mm	74	85
2015	39.2 °C24 July 2015	-16.7 °C7 January 2015	14.0 °C	889 mm	71	87
2014	38.2 °C25 July 2014	-21.3 °C3 March 2014	12.4 °C	734 mm	70	111
2013	40.0 °C9 July 2013	-17.9 °C23 February 2013	12.3 °C	952 mm	66	121
2012	41.4 °C29 July 2012	-14.0 °C11 February 2012	15.6 °C	559 mm	110	81
2011	41.7 °C2 August 2011	-22.0 °C3 February 2011	13.4 °C	703 mm	90	102
2010	41.0 °C3 August 2010	-24.8 °C9 January 2010	13.3 °C	805 mm	78	97
2009	36.8 °C23 June 2009	-19.6 °C10 December 2009	12.4 °C	929 mm	48	99
2008	38.0 °C3 August 2008	-17.0 °C15 December 2008	12.2 °C	993 mm	55	110
2007	39.1 °C15 August 2007	-21.3 °C16 February 2007	13.6 °C	851 mm	77	108
2006	42.2 °C19 July 2006	-16.8 °C18 February 2006	14.6 °C	741 mm	81	83
2005	38.5 °C23 July 2005	-18.0 °C8 December 2005	13.6 °C	935 mm	77	91
2004	38.4 °C20 July 2004	-20.8 °C30 January 2004	13.2 °C	785 mm	56	88
2003	39.2 °C18 July 2003	-19.3 °C23 January 2003	12.7 °C	785 mm	61	100
2002	40.4 °C26 July 2002	-18.3 °C3 March 2002	13.2 °C	679 mm	94	109
2001	38.3 °C17 July 2001	-22.5 °C10 February 2001	13.4 °C	1,035 mm	60	101
2000	40.2 °C2 September 2000	-21.7 °C22 December 2000	13.2 °C	682 mm	84	111
1999	38.1 °C29 July 1999	-17.1 °C4 January 1999	13.3 °C	997 mm	52	86
1998	37.3 °C20 July 1998	-23.3 °C12 March 1998	13.6 °C	1,144 mm	71	86
1997	37.5 °C25 July 1997	-18.6 °C11 January 1997	12.2 °C	830 mm	60	107
1996	36.4 °C4 July 1996	-23.8 °C2 February 1996	11.6 °C	959 mm	51	115
1995	37.9 °C12 July 1995	-21.8 °C4 January 1995	12.2 °C	967 mm	62	104
1994	35.9 °C25 June 1994	-18.8 °C9 February 1994	12.8 °C	853 mm	65	99
1993	37.7 °C17 August 1993	-15.4 °C18 February 1993	11.5 °C	1,344 mm	54	113
1992	34.6 °C7 July 1992	-14.2 °C15 January 1992	12.7 °C	1,017 mm	39	85
1991	41.0 °C6 July 1991	-17.7 °C30 January 1991	13.8 °C	706 mm	90	95
1990	42.1 °C2 July 1990	-21.0 °C22 December 1990	13.8 °C	910 mm	75	89
1989	36.3 °C10 July 1989	-32.1 °C23 December 1989	12.1 °C	795 mm	56	111
1988	39.3 °C20 June 1988	-21.2 °C6 February 1988	13.3 °C	628 mm	85	95
1987	39.9 °C1 August 1987	-15.9 °C16 December 1987	13.6 °C	971 mm	70	79
1986	38.6 °C30 July 1986	-18.2 °C11 November 1986	13.4 °C	1,160 mm	51	92
1985	40.1 °C12 July 1985	-25.9 °C20 January 1985	11.6 °C	1,010 mm	63	101
1984	39.6 °C28 August 1984	-21.2 °C18 January 1984	12.5 °C	909 mm	74	96
1983	40.8 °C16 August 1983	-25.1 °C22 December 1983	11.9 °C	1,103 mm	75	100
1982	37.5 °C3 August 1982	-23.9 °C10 January 1982	11.9 °C	1,070 mm	48	103
1981	37.0 °C12 July 1981	-21.0 °C11 February 1981	13.4 °C	878 mm	55	89
1980	42.2 °C14 July 1980	-19.7 °C2 March 1980	13.2 °C	834 mm	96	106
1979	35.4 °C13 July 1979	-24.9 °C5 February 1979	11.3 °C	837 mm	68	123
1978	38.5 °C4 July 1978	-23.7 °C17 January 1978	11.7 °C	847 mm	80	116
1977	37.6 °C24 July 1977	-23.2 °C10 January 1977	13.1 °C	1,065 mm	53	98
1976	37.7 °C9 August 1976	-21.1 °C7 January 1976	12.2 °C	797 mm	66	110
1975	36.5 °C11 August 1975	-19.4 °C12 January 1975	12.2 °C	806 mm	72	114
1974	40.0 °C21 July 1974	-27.0 °C12 January 1974	12.2 °C	937 mm	49	101
1973	39.9 °C24 June 1973	-23.6 °C9 January 1973	12.5 °C	1,218 mm	67	88
1972	37.3 °C14 July 1972	-20.3 °C15 January 1972	11.8 °C	852 mm	65	107
1971	38.7 °C24 June 1971	-25.7 °C8 February 1971	12.5 °C	780 mm	74	111
1970	39.8 °C31 July 1970	-19.1 °C8 January 1970	12.7 °C	686 mm	87	111
1969	37.6 °C13 July 1969	-18.3 °C3 January 1969	11.9 °C	1,004 mm	53	115
1968	36.5 °C28 June 1968	-25.7 °C7 January 1968	12.2 °C	620 mm	68	107
1967	36.5 °C24 May 1967	-18.7 °C8 January 1967	12.2 °C	984 mm	48	100
1966	40.3 °C18 July 1966	-21.7 °C29 January 1966	12.5 °C	490 mm	68	109
1965	38.0 °C23 July 1965	-20.3 °C24 February 1965	12.8 °C	902 mm	63	104
1964	40.2 °C22 July 1964	-20.0 °C17 December 1964	13.0 °C	800 mm	71	107
1963	37.5 °C23 July 1963	-25.5 °C27 January 1963	13.1 °C	782 mm	80	103
1962	39.4 °C19 August 1962	-24.7 °C20 January 1962	12.5 °C	789 mm	71	102
1961	37.1 °C18 July 1961	-22.3 °C13 December 1961	11.4 °C	1,087 mm	50	110
1960	38.0 °C11 July 1960	-18.9 °C5 March 1960	11.5 °C	927 mm	63	117
1959	37.4 °C3 August 1959	-25.2 °C4 January 1959	12.2 °C	996 mm	75	106
1958	37.6 °C29 August 1958	-18.8 °C16 February 1958	12.0 °C	882 mm	58	108
1957	37.7 °C13 August 1957	-17.5 °C10 January 1957	12.2 °C	952 mm	59	108
1956	41.0 °C16 August 1956	-22.0 °C3 February 1956	13.4 °C	522 mm	102	114
1955	39.6 °C30 July 1955	-21.3 °C12 February 1955	12.8 °C	747 mm	78	114
1954	43.2 °C13 July 1954	-20.3 °C21 January 1954	14.2 °C	646 mm	106	98
1953	41.3 °C18 June 1953	-17.1 °C16 January 1953	13.9 °C	568 mm	101	96
1952	40.4 °C27 July 1952	-18.1 °C28 November 1952	12.8 °C	723 mm	97	113
1951	38.0 °C5 August 1951	-22.2 °C1 February 1951	11.0 °C	1,327 mm	46	115
1950	38.0 °C25 June 1950	-21.4 °C4 January 1950	11.4 °C	920 mm	29	123
1949	35.8 °C12 August 1949	-24.0 °C30 January 1949	12.3 °C	967 mm	52	99
1948	38.1 °C22 August 1948	-22.3 °C11 March 1948	12.2 °C	826 mm	64	112
1947	38.1 °C3 September 1947	-30.7 °C4 January 1947	11.6 °C	963 mm	58	124
1946	38.1 °C7 August 1946	-16.8 °C29 December 1946	13.5 °C	748 mm	58	76
1945	36.3 °C18 August 1945	-22.5 °C19 December 1945	11.8 °C	1,165 mm	42	96
1944	37.2 °C13 August 1944	-14.8 °C18 February 1944	12.3 °C	1,000 mm	44	107
1943	39.3 °C23 August 1943	-15.8 °C19 January 1943	12.5 °C	741 mm	68	106
1942	36.8 °C1 August 1942	-21.9 °C4 January 1942	11.6 °C	777 mm	54	114
1941	37.7 °C29 July 1941	-16.9 °C18 January 1941	12.2 °C	710 mm	61	114
1940	39.1 °C25 July 1940	-24.7 °C25 January 1940	10.5 °C	709 mm	51	126

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

91 d/yr

-11

Annual rainfall

882 mm

+13 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	0.4 °C	-2.8 °C	47 mm	+19 mm
Feb	4.3 °C	-1.9 °C	14 mm	-22 mm
Mar	18.9 °C	+6.7 °C	23 mm	-47 mm
Apr	20.4 °C	+1.8 °C	109 mm	+13 mm
May	24.1 °C	+0.5 °C	85 mm	-47 mm
Jun	29.7 °C	+0.5 °C	140 mm	+22 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+1.1 °C	87 mm	+5 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	-1.5 °C	103 mm	+24 mm
Sep	26.8 °C	0.0 °C	140 mm	+57 mm
Oct	21.8 °C	+1.4 °C	68 mm	+3 mm
Nov	14.3 °C	+2.4 °C	57 mm	+11 mm
Dec	9.3 °C	+3.8 °C	9 mm	-24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

8 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-29.6 °C

21 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.0 mm

31 Aug 2025

Windiest day

48.3 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

90.0 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-35.6 °C

21 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

18.1 cm

5 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.7 h

30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Junction City?

Junction City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Junction City?

The hottest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2023, reaching 43.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Junction City?

The coldest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -32.1 °C.

Does it snow in Junction City?

Yes. Junction City gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.

Has the climate of Junction City warmed?

Yes: Junction City warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Junction City?

The wettest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1998, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Junction City?

The windiest day measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2009, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Junction City?

The warmest month in Junction City is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Junction City?

Junction City receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Junction City?

Junction City gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Junction City?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Junction City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1983, with 26.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Junction City?

Yes: Junction City has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Junction City?

In Junction City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 21 August 2023, and the lowest was -37.9 °C on 23 December 1989.

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