Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Garden City, KS. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Garden City is a transitional toss-up — historically, the average high sits at just 60° with overnight lows dipping to a frosty 32°. The date has swung from a bitter 20° in 1968 all the way to a shirt-sleeve 92° in 2011, so pack layers. There's an 18% chance of rain, with a slim 4% shot at snow.
Garden City plays no games when it comes to extremes — this is a place that has both baked at 112° (June 28, 2012) and frozen at -22° (January 19, 1984), a 134-degree spread between its all-time records. A single storm dropped 3.7 inches of rain on May 1, 1978, and a March blizzard buried the city under 12 inches of snow back in 1970.
Summers are the main event here, with average highs peaking around 92°–93° in mid-July and the wettest stretch of the year arriving right on their heels in late May and early June. Winters are cold but not brutal — January highs average just 43° — making spring and fall the sweet spots for comfortable visits. If you're chasing warmth, aim for June through August; if you're avoiding heat, October's 71° average high is hard to beat.