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Liberal, Kansas climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Liberal has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 20°F at night. Precipitation totals about 21 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 3.3 inches while February barely receives 0.40 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (14 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLiberal climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 48 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 58 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 20 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 48 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 20 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 58 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 64 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 54 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 50 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 64 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Liberal (NOAA GHCN station USC00144695), about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.