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The climate of Kansas (United States of America)
Kansas is located centrally in the United States of America. It is the 34th state. The state was named after the Kansa Native American tribe. The tribe’s name is said to mean ‘People of the south wind’. The Kansas River flows through the state. According to several researches Kansas is the flattest state in America. However, other reports question this. Besides many grasslands and forests several rock formations and hills can be found in Kansas. Kansas has three climate types. The largest part of the state has a warm continental climate with (very) warm summers and cool winters. Spring and fall are much more erratic. The southwestern part of the state has a steppe climate with low precipitation figures (400-500 millimeters of annual precipitation). Several other regions have a warm Mediterranean climate. Within Kansas large differences in annual precipitation figures can be recorded (400-1,200 millimeters). Large differences in the amount of snowfall can be recorded as well (10cm-1 meter per year). Kansas is known for heavy thunderstorms which may even form a super cell. Extreme thunder storms may eventually lead to a tornado. This phenomenon is not uncommon in Kansas.

Climate information of places in Kansas
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Kansas:

Dodge City
Garden City
Hays
Kansas City
Overland Park
Salina
Topeka
Wichita
   

 

Climate information
Throughout Kansas several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Topeka and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Kansas please, visit the individual climate pages.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 3 -8 6 6 n/a
February 7 -5 6 6 n/a
March 13 1 7 9 n/a
April 19 6 8 10 n/a
May 24 12 9 12 n/a
June 29 17 10 10 n/a
July 32 20 11 9 n/a
August 31 19 10 9 n/a
September 27 13 8 8 n/a
October 21 7 7 7 n/a
November 12 0 5 7 n/a
December 5 -6 5 6 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Topeka. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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