Wichita climate — normals and trends
Wichita (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 883 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 (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Wichita averages 91 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Wichita has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -31.0 °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
WichitaKansas
- coords
- 37.69°, -97.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
883mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
42.5 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
4 January 1947
Wettest day
111 mm
21 August 2005
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
18 March 1971
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
11 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
26 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
4 January 1947
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
1 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.6 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | -2.8 °C | 47 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | +5.8 °C | 22 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 133 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 275 mm | +134 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 214 mm | +96 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 118 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 133 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 115 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 48 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wichita?
Wichita has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 883 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wichita?
The hottest day measured in Wichita between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wichita?
The coldest day measured in Wichita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1947, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wichita?
Yes. Wichita gets on average 34.3 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Wichita warmed?
Yes: Wichita warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wichita?
The wettest day measured in Wichita between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2005, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wichita?
The windiest day measured in Wichita between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1971, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wichita?
The warmest month in Wichita is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wichita?
Wichita receives on average 883 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wichita?
Wichita 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 Wichita?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wichita between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1983, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wichita?
Yes: Wichita has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wichita?
In Wichita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 26 June 1980, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 4 January 1947.
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