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Monthly climate in Garden City, Kansas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garden City features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (33 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -25 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 553 mm (21.8 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Garden City enjoys an average of 3442 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 33 minutes to 14 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Garden City, Kansas, United States §

The warmest months in Garden City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 2 °C (33 - 37 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garden City experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 105 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Garden City, Kansas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Daily mean 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Minimum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Garden City, Kansas, United States §

Garden City usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 10 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Garden City are January, February and November. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Garden City, Kansas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 52 (2.1) 44 (1.7) 124 (4.9) 49 (1.9) 53 (2.1) 71 (2.8) 43 (1.7) 52 (2.0) 11 (0.4) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 6 6 12 8 10 9 6 4 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Garden City, Kansas, United States §

The sunniest months in Garden City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Garden City: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Garden City, Kansas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 185 233 274 298 318 360 370 336 298 264 252 247
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 51m 10h 47m 11h 59m 13h 12m 14h 14m 14h 44m 14h 27m 13h 32m 12h 22m 11h 9m 10h 5m 9h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Garden City, Kansas, United States §

Garden City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Garden City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Garden City, Kansas, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 5 7 10 11 12 11 10 9 7 5 3