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Best time to visit Kansas City

The best time to visit Kansas City is September–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January4.1 °C / 39 °F-5.2 °C / 23 °F40 mm / 1.6 inneither best nor good
February6.1 °C / 43 °F-4.2 °C / 24 °F47 mm / 1.9 inneither best nor good
March13.6 °C / 56 °F3.1 °C / 38 °F88 mm / 3.5 ingood month
April18.8 °C / 66 °F7.9 °C / 46 °F119 mm / 4.7 ingood month
May23.6 °C / 74 °F14.1 °C / 57 °F144 mm / 5.7 ingood month
June29.5 °C / 85 °F20 °C / 68 °F112 mm / 4.4 ingood month
July31 °C / 88 °F21.7 °C / 71 °F93 mm / 3.6 inneither best nor good
August30.2 °C / 86 °F20.4 °C / 69 °F87 mm / 3.4 inneither best nor good
September26.6 °C / 80 °F15.9 °C / 61 °F74 mm / 2.9 inbest month
October19.8 °C / 68 °F9 °C / 48 °F89 mm / 3.5 inbest month
November12.8 °C / 55 °F2.5 °C / 37 °F61 mm / 2.4 ingood month
December6.8 °C / 44 °F-2.6 °C / 27 °F47 mm / 1.9 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
September–October
Good
March–June, November

Kansas City is cold and dull from December to February and hot, humid and stormy in July-August, but the shoulder seasons shine: September and October are mild, sunny and comparatively dry (best), spring from March to June is good though increasingly wet, especially rainy May, and November is cool but pleasant.

Why these months

  • March · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 67%, relative humidity 65%.

    Against: average daily high 13.6 °C / 56 °F, wet days 9.9 days, days with heavy rain 3.2 days, precipitation 88 mm / 3.5 in, feels like (high) 10.4 °C / 51 °F, average daily low 3.1 °C / 38 °F.

    Also on: Big 12 Conference basketball tournaments, Kansas City Roller Warriors season.

    Watch out for: Easter closures, Good Friday closures.

  • April · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.6 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.8 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 71%, relative humidity 62%, average daily low 7.9 °C / 46 °F.

    Against: precipitation 119 mm / 4.7 in, days with heavy rain 4 days, wet days 11 days.

    Also on: Kansas City Roller Warriors season.

    Watch out for: Easter closures, Good Friday closures.

  • May · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 23.6 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 69%.

    Against: precipitation 144 mm / 5.7 in, wet days 14 days, days with heavy rain 5.2 days.

    Also on: Kansas City Roller Warriors season.

    Watch out for: Memorial Day closures.

  • June · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, average daily high 29.5 °C / 85 °F, relative humidity 68%, average daily low 20 °C / 68 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.9 °C / 89 °F, precipitation 112 mm / 4.4 in, wet days 10.9 days, days with heavy rain 3.6 days.

    Also on: Kansas City Roller Warriors season, Worlds of Fun seasonal opening.

    Watch out for: Juneteenth closures.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily high 26.6 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, average daily low 15.9 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 69%.

    Against: wet days 7.7 days, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in.

    Also on: Worlds of Fun seasonal opening.

    Watch out for: Labor Day closures.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 75%, relative humidity 66%, average daily low 9 °C / 48 °F.

    Against: precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, wet days 8.3 days.

    Also on: Worlds of Fun seasonal opening.

    Watch out for: Columbus Day closures, Halloween closures.

  • November · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 75%, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, wet days 6.2 days, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, relative humidity 67%.

    Against: feels like (high) 9.5 °C / 49 °F, average daily high 12.8 °C / 55 °F, sunshine per day 7.5 h, average daily low 2.5 °C / 37 °F.

    Also on: Worlds of Fun seasonal opening.

    Watch out for: Holiday season travel crowding, Thanksgiving travel crowding and closures, Veterans Day closures.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Black Mountain (formerly Evergreen Basin, now private), 931 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) -0.2 °C1.9 °C10.4 °C16.6 °C23.8 °C31.9 °C34.5 °C33.2 °C27.5 °C17.8 °C9.5 °C2.8 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.3 days1.5 days3.2 days4 days5.2 days3.6 days3.2 days3 days2.3 days2.5 days1.8 days1.8 days
Time rain usually falls 1 pm12 pm1 am8 am2 am2 am2 am3 am5 pm10 pm9 pm9 am
Sunshine per day 6.8 h7.9 h8.1 h9.4 h10 h12.3 h12.5 h11.5 h10.4 h8.4 h7.5 h6.4 h
Relative humidity 69%66%65%62%69%68%69%70%69%66%67%71%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202510 µg/m³11 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³8.7 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³11.3 µg/m³9.5 µg/m³6.1 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202516.7 µg/m³18.1 µg/m³13.4 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³16.3 µg/m³19.6 µg/m³19.8 µg/m³16.4 µg/m³14.4 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³11.2 µg/m³13.5 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Events and seasons

What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.

Reasons to go

  • Big 12 Conference basketball tournaments

    March

  • Kansas City Roller Warriors season

    March, April, May, June, July and August

  • Worlds of Fun seasonal opening

    June, July, August, September, October and November

Worth knowing before you go

  • New Year's Day closures

    1 January

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day closures

    15–21 January, dates vary from year to year

  • Presidents' Day closures

    15–21 February, dates vary from year to year

  • Good Friday closures

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Easter closures

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Memorial Day closures

    25–31 May, dates vary from year to year

  • Juneteenth closures

    19 June

  • Independence Day closures

    4 July

  • Labor Day closures

    1–7 September, dates vary from year to year

  • Columbus Day closures

    8–14 October, dates vary from year to year

  • Halloween closures

    31 October

  • Veterans Day closures

    11 November

  • Thanksgiving travel crowding and closures

    21–30 November, dates vary from year to year

  • Holiday season travel crowding

    21 November–31 December, dates vary from year to year

  • Christmas closures

    24–25 December

Other places in United States

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).