Lenexa climate — normals and trends
Lenexa (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 968 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lenexa averages 95 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Lenexa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -32.0 °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
LenexaKansas
- coords
- 38.95°, -94.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
968mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001
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
42.7 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-32.0 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
131 mm
13 September 1961
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
27 March 1991
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
15 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-37.3 °C
23 December 1989
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
26 February 2013
Sunniest day
14.7 h
26 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 58 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +5.8 °C | 84 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 130 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 119 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 216 mm | +94 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 55 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 59 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lenexa?
Lenexa has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 968 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lenexa?
The hottest day measured in Lenexa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lenexa?
The coldest day measured in Lenexa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -32.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lenexa?
Yes. Lenexa gets on average 45.1 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Lenexa warmed?
Yes: Lenexa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lenexa?
The wettest day measured in Lenexa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1961, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lenexa?
The windiest day measured in Lenexa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1991, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lenexa?
The warmest month in Lenexa is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lenexa?
Lenexa receives on average 968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lenexa?
Lenexa gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lenexa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lenexa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2013, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lenexa?
Yes: Lenexa has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lenexa?
In Lenexa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 13 July 1954, and the lowest was -37.3 °C on 23 December 1989.
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