Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Kansas City, MO. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Kansas City sits right in that unpredictable spring sweet spot — historically, highs average 61° but have swung from a bitter 17° low in 1970 all the way to 80° in 1967. There's a 39% chance of rain today, so keep an umbrella handy, though snow is nearly off the table at just 3%.
Kansas City doesn't mess around at the extremes — the mercury has hit 107° in August 2011 and plunged to a brutal -31° in December 1989, a 138-degree spread that tells you everything about the continental climate here. A single day dumped nearly 5 inches of rain back in September 1961, and a February 2013 storm buried the city under 8.7 inches of snow.
Summer is the main event, with highs averaging 88-89° in mid-July, while early January is the time to stay home — or bundle up for 36° highs. If you're chasing the best weather, aim for late April through early June or September through October; just know that mid-May brings the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation in a single week.