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Monthly climate in Great Bend, Kansas, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Great Bend features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (32 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-10 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 722 mm (28.4 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Great Bend enjoys an average of 3308 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 31 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Great Bend, Kansas, United States §

The warmest months in Great Bend are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 3 °C (32 - 37 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Great Bend experiences 126 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 97 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Great Bend, 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 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -15°C
(4°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -10°C
(13°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Great Bend, Kansas, United States §

Great Bend usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 9 rainy days and 106 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Great Bend are January, February and November. On average, 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Great Bend, 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) 25 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 68 (2.7) 52 (2.0) 159 (6.3) 58 (2.3) 60 (2.4) 78 (3.1) 61 (2.4) 81 (3.2) 26 (1.0) 32 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 7 7 12 9 8 8 6 8 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Great Bend, Kansas, United States §

The sunniest months in Great Bend are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Great Bend: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Great Bend, 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 179 218 254 283 301 353 366 324 290 255 239 241
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 49m 10h 46m 11h 58m 13h 13m 14h 16m 14h 46m 14h 29m 13h 34m 12h 22m 11h 8m 10h 4m 9h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Great Bend, Kansas, United States §

Great Bend experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Great Bend UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Great Bend, 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) 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 4 3