Liberal climate — normals and trends
Liberal (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 505 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Liberal averages 99 frost days, 91 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Liberal has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 26 June 2011) and the coldest -28.9 °C (on 4 January 1959).
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
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- coords
- 37.04°, -100.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
505mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
25.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
91 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
43.5 °C
26 June 2011
Coldest day
-28.9 °C
4 January 1959
Wettest day
80 mm
20 July 1944
Windiest day
76.1 km/h
15 December 2021
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
15 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
15 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-34.2 °C
4 January 1959
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
21 February 1971
Sunniest day
14.2 h
11 June 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 15 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 101 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 97 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 81 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +6.6 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liberal?
Liberal has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liberal?
The hottest day measured in Liberal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2011, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liberal?
The coldest day measured in Liberal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1959, at -28.9 °C.
Does it snow in Liberal?
Yes. Liberal gets on average 40.1 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Liberal warmed?
Yes: Liberal warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liberal?
The wettest day measured in Liberal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1944, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liberal?
The windiest day measured in Liberal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2021, with winds reaching 76.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liberal?
The warmest month in Liberal is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Liberal?
Liberal receives on average 505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liberal?
Liberal gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liberal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liberal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1971, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liberal?
Yes: Liberal has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liberal?
In Liberal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 15 July 2024, and the lowest was -34.2 °C on 4 January 1959.
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