Salina climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Salina?

Salina has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 806 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salina?

The hottest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 43.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Salina?

The coldest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1947, at -32.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Salina?

Yes. Salina gets on average 44.9 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Salina warmed?

Yes: Salina warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Salina?

The wettest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2009, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Salina?

The windiest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1971, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Salina?

The warmest month in Salina is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Salina?

Salina receives on average 806 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Salina?

Salina gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Salina (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 806 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Salina averages 102 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.

Salina has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 109 to 95 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 4 January 1947).

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

SalinaKansas

coords: 38.84°, -97.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.0°C

Average daily high

18.9°C

Average daily low

7.7°C

Annual rainfall

806mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

19.9km/h

Seasonal range

28.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

102 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

93 d/yr

Annual snowfall

44.9 cm

Average feels-like high

17.2 °C

Average feels-like low

5.1 °C

Average peak gust

40.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

59 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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

13 July 1954

Coldest day

-32.1 °C

4 January 1947

Wettest day

107 mm

15 June 2009

Windiest day

54.2 km/h

18 March 1971

Strongest gust

126.0 km/h

15 December 2021

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

13 July 2015

Coldest feels-like

-37.3 °C

4 January 1947

Snowiest day

31.6 cm

1 February 1983

Sunniest day

14.7 h

25 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.9 °C8 August 2025	-27.7 °C21 January 2025	13.7 °C	870 mm	78	92
2024	40.9 °C15 July 2024	-27.6 °C14 January 2024	14.8 °C	804 mm	100	79
2023	43.2 °C19 August 2023	-12.9 °C31 January 2023	14.9 °C	520 mm	110	96
2022	40.5 °C15 July 2022	-21.2 °C22 December 2022	13.9 °C	701 mm	109	113
2021	40.3 °C17 June 2021	-24.9 °C16 February 2021	14.5 °C	673 mm	99	83
2020	37.3 °C28 August 2020	-13.2 °C13 February 2020	14.0 °C	686 mm	88	101
2019	37.6 °C17 July 2019	-20.2 °C4 March 2019	13.1 °C	1,049 mm	85	113
2018	37.7 °C28 June 2018	-19.6 °C1 January 2018	13.4 °C	892 mm	99	114
2017	40.7 °C21 July 2017	-15.4 °C6 January 2017	14.4 °C	891 mm	69	75
2016	39.9 °C15 June 2016	-21.4 °C18 December 2016	14.8 °C	922 mm	79	84
2015	40.0 °C24 July 2015	-16.4 °C7 January 2015	14.2 °C	917 mm	76	87
2014	38.4 °C25 July 2014	-21.7 °C6 February 2014	12.8 °C	709 mm	82	111
2013	40.6 °C9 July 2013	-18.9 °C23 December 2013	12.6 °C	885 mm	71	117
2012	41.7 °C29 July 2012	-13.6 °C11 February 2012	15.7 °C	500 mm	112	84
2011	42.2 °C27 July 2011	-21.5 °C3 February 2011	13.7 °C	693 mm	99	102
2010	40.5 °C8 August 2010	-19.9 °C9 January 2010	13.7 °C	759 mm	89	103
2009	37.6 °C14 July 2009	-21.6 °C10 December 2009	12.6 °C	913 mm	57	100
2008	39.8 °C4 August 2008	-16.6 °C15 December 2008	12.6 °C	871 mm	65	109
2007	38.9 °C15 August 2007	-20.9 °C16 February 2007	13.7 °C	874 mm	75	106
2006	42.5 °C19 July 2006	-16.0 °C18 February 2006	14.8 °C	685 mm	87	82
2005	38.5 °C23 July 2005	-18.3 °C8 December 2005	13.8 °C	849 mm	83	93
2004	38.9 °C20 July 2004	-19.2 °C30 January 2004	13.6 °C	703 mm	71	81
2003	39.7 °C18 July 2003	-19.4 °C25 February 2003	13.1 °C	693 mm	66	101
2002	41.2 °C25 July 2002	-19.9 °C4 March 2002	13.5 °C	674 mm	97	104
2001	38.9 °C9 July 2001	-22.6 °C10 February 2001	13.9 °C	856 mm	70	100
2000	40.4 °C27 August 2000	-19.8 °C22 December 2000	13.6 °C	671 mm	89	112
1999	38.8 °C30 July 1999	-16.2 °C3 January 1999	13.7 °C	888 mm	57	87
1998	38.1 °C29 June 1998	-21.1 °C12 March 1998	14.0 °C	986 mm	89	86
1997	36.7 °C25 July 1997	-17.6 °C28 January 1997	12.6 °C	832 mm	66	105
1996	39.7 °C4 July 1996	-22.5 °C2 February 1996	12.2 °C	835 mm	65	116
1995	39.9 °C12 July 1995	-21.3 °C4 January 1995	12.6 °C	830 mm	71	101
1994	37.7 °C27 August 1994	-18.4 °C26 February 1994	13.2 °C	663 mm	82	98
1993	38.5 °C17 August 1993	-18.5 °C18 February 1993	11.9 °C	1,289 mm	62	109
1992	35.6 °C7 July 1992	-13.6 °C15 January 1992	13.0 °C	983 mm	48	83
1991	41.1 °C6 July 1991	-19.7 °C4 November 1991	14.2 °C	602 mm	102	94
1990	43.0 °C2 July 1990	-21.1 °C30 December 1990	14.1 °C	775 mm	84	88
1989	38.3 °C4 August 1989	-29.2 °C22 December 1989	12.6 °C	712 mm	64	110
1988	39.5 °C13 July 1988	-23.0 °C8 January 1988	13.5 °C	552 mm	91	96
1987	39.5 °C1 August 1987	-16.1 °C16 December 1987	13.8 °C	1,025 mm	73	82
1986	39.6 °C30 July 1986	-14.9 °C11 November 1986	13.9 °C	1,096 mm	66	91
1985	40.9 °C12 July 1985	-24.8 °C20 January 1985	12.1 °C	949 mm	72	104
1984	41.3 °C28 August 1984	-21.8 °C19 January 1984	13.0 °C	881 mm	86	95
1983	41.4 °C16 August 1983	-24.8 °C22 December 1983	12.4 °C	983 mm	82	98
1982	38.0 °C4 August 1982	-24.8 °C6 February 1982	12.3 °C	955 mm	67	105
1981	37.4 °C12 July 1981	-20.8 °C11 February 1981	13.8 °C	878 mm	72	91
1980	42.8 °C14 July 1980	-21.3 °C2 March 1980	13.6 °C	746 mm	102	104
1979	35.4 °C13 July 1979	-25.6 °C5 February 1979	11.7 °C	832 mm	70	122
1978	39.2 °C13 August 1978	-22.9 °C17 January 1978	12.2 °C	757 mm	90	114
1977	39.5 °C24 July 1977	-22.9 °C9 January 1977	13.5 °C	964 mm	65	98
1976	38.8 °C30 July 1976	-20.1 °C7 January 1976	12.6 °C	663 mm	75	114
1975	37.6 °C1 September 1975	-19.2 °C12 January 1975	12.6 °C	764 mm	78	109
1974	40.6 °C21 July 1974	-26.5 °C12 January 1974	12.6 °C	758 mm	54	97
1973	39.9 °C24 June 1973	-20.6 °C9 January 1973	12.7 °C	1,157 mm	77	89
1972	38.1 °C14 July 1972	-19.0 °C15 January 1972	12.2 °C	783 mm	73	106
1971	39.6 °C24 June 1971	-24.6 °C8 February 1971	12.7 °C	764 mm	79	110
1970	39.7 °C18 August 1970	-18.1 °C8 January 1970	12.8 °C	655 mm	84	112
1969	38.4 °C13 July 1969	-19.6 °C4 January 1969	12.2 °C	1,011 mm	57	113
1968	37.1 °C7 August 1968	-25.2 °C7 January 1968	12.4 °C	624 mm	67	106
1967	36.4 °C10 July 1967	-18.8 °C8 January 1967	12.5 °C	937 mm	55	99
1966	40.6 °C18 July 1966	-20.4 °C29 January 1966	12.7 °C	485 mm	77	111
1965	38.5 °C23 July 1965	-21.2 °C24 February 1965	13.1 °C	835 mm	76	102
1964	40.7 °C22 July 1964	-19.2 °C17 December 1964	13.4 °C	699 mm	78	104
1963	38.6 °C23 July 1963	-25.2 °C27 January 1963	13.7 °C	613 mm	89	104
1962	38.9 °C18 August 1962	-25.8 °C20 January 1962	12.9 °C	752 mm	75	99
1961	37.6 °C18 July 1961	-23.1 °C13 December 1961	11.7 °C	965 mm	57	104
1960	38.6 °C5 August 1960	-18.9 °C5 March 1960	11.9 °C	922 mm	65	120
1959	37.6 °C3 August 1959	-22.0 °C4 January 1959	12.5 °C	924 mm	84	108
1958	38.1 °C29 August 1958	-17.2 °C1 January 1958	12.4 °C	801 mm	65	107
1957	39.2 °C13 August 1957	-17.6 °C25 January 1957	12.6 °C	910 mm	65	101
1956	41.1 °C16 August 1956	-19.9 °C3 February 1956	13.8 °C	470 mm	114	116
1955	39.2 °C30 July 1955	-21.3 °C11 February 1955	13.1 °C	772 mm	84	116
1954	43.4 °C13 July 1954	-19.3 °C21 January 1954	14.6 °C	486 mm	108	91
1953	41.3 °C11 June 1953	-15.6 °C16 January 1953	14.1 °C	569 mm	100	93
1952	40.3 °C27 July 1952	-21.0 °C28 November 1952	13.2 °C	691 mm	100	115
1951	38.9 °C5 August 1951	-22.5 °C1 February 1951	11.4 °C	1,099 mm	54	113
1950	38.4 °C25 June 1950	-24.0 °C4 January 1950	11.7 °C	880 mm	40	123
1949	36.4 °C20 June 1949	-24.1 °C30 January 1949	12.5 °C	899 mm	57	100
1948	38.6 °C22 August 1948	-24.1 °C11 March 1948	12.6 °C	733 mm	81	115
1947	39.2 °C3 September 1947	-32.1 °C4 January 1947	12.0 °C	936 mm	64	123
1946	39.9 °C7 August 1946	-15.9 °C29 December 1946	14.0 °C	681 mm	67	76
1945	36.5 °C18 August 1945	-21.7 °C19 December 1945	12.3 °C	1,060 mm	49	94
1944	37.4 °C13 August 1944	-11.8 °C11 February 1944	12.9 °C	1,012 mm	57	99
1943	40.3 °C23 August 1943	-15.3 °C19 January 1943	13.2 °C	664 mm	76	107
1942	37.2 °C1 August 1942	-21.4 °C18 February 1942	12.1 °C	739 mm	64	111
1941	37.2 °C29 July 1941	-13.1 °C18 January 1941	12.7 °C	623 mm	65	112
1940	38.9 °C25 July 1940	-24.7 °C27 January 1940	10.9 °C	743 mm	53	128

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

78 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

92 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

870 mm

+64 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	1.4 °C	-2.6 °C	45 mm	+20 mm
Feb	4.8 °C	-2.1 °C	12 mm	-22 mm
Mar	19.0 °C	+6.4 °C	19 mm	-47 mm
Apr	20.9 °C	+2.0 °C	111 mm	+23 mm
May	23.8 °C	-0.2 °C	95 mm	-32 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+0.1 °C	136 mm	+25 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+0.6 °C	66 mm	-13 mm
Aug	30.4 °C	-1.5 °C	120 mm	+48 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.1 °C	141 mm	+66 mm
Oct	22.2 °C	+1.5 °C	68 mm	+8 mm
Nov	14.7 °C	+2.4 °C	54 mm	+13 mm
Dec	9.9 °C	+3.9 °C	4 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.9 °C

8 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-27.7 °C

21 Jan 2025

Wettest day

55.2 mm

17 Jun 2025

Windiest day

49.7 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

92.5 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-33.3 °C

21 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

19.1 cm

5 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.7 h

25 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Salina?

Salina has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 806 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salina?

The hottest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 43.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Salina?

The coldest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1947, at -32.1 °C.

Does it snow in Salina?

Yes. Salina gets on average 44.9 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.

Has the climate of Salina warmed?

Yes: Salina warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Salina?

The wettest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2009, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Salina?

The windiest day measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1971, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Salina?

The warmest month in Salina is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Salina?

Salina receives on average 806 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Salina?

Salina gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Salina?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salina between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1983, with 31.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Salina?

Yes: Salina has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salina?

In Salina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 13 July 2015, and the lowest was -37.3 °C on 4 January 1947.

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