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Garden City, Kansas climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Garden City has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 92°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°F at night. Precipitation totals about 19 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 3.5 inches while January barely receives 0.30 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 92°F in July.

About 67 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 18°F in January.

About 138 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 19 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.1 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Garden City climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	45	49	59	68	78	88	92	90	83	70	56	46
Avg temp (°F)	31	35	44	53	63	74	78	76	69	55	42	32
Avg low (°F)	18	21	29	38	49	60	65	63	54	40	27	19
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.4	1.1	1.5	2.5	3.5	3.4	2.5	1.4	1.4	0.4	0.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	45	49	59	68	78	88
Avg temp (°F)	31	35	44	53	63	74
Avg low (°F)	18	21	29	38	49	60
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.4	1.1	1.5	2.5	3.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	92	90	83	70	56	46
Avg temp (°F)	78	76	69	55	42	32
Avg low (°F)	65	63	54	40	27	19
Precipitation (in)	3.4	2.5	1.4	1.4	0.4	0.6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	4	7	8	9	9	9	5	5	3	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.9	4	14	21	17	9	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	25	19	7	0.6	0.0	—	—	0.1	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	4	7	8	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.9	4	14
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	30	25	19	7	0.6	0.0
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	9	5	5	3	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	21	17	9	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2

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 (%)	64	60	56	52	55	55	53	56	53	55	59	64
Wind speed (mph)	7.2	8.0	8.6	9.2	8.5	8.5	7.5	7.2	8.2	8.0	7.6	7.2

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 (%)	64	60	56	52	55	55
Wind speed (mph)	7.2	8.0	8.6	9.2	8.5	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 (%)	53	56	53	55	59	64
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	7.2	8.2	8.0	7.6	7.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Garden City Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023064), about 14 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.

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