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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 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 536 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 84 mm while February barely receives 10 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (37 cm 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 (°C) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | −2 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 68 | 84 | 81 | 69 | 39 | 58 | 19 | 20 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 68 | 84 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | −2 | −6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 69 | 39 | 58 | 19 | 20 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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.