Kansas City, MO: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 78.2°F in Kansas City, MO, the warmest August since 2022, tied 52nd warmest of 139 (with 1925 and 1924).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 78.2°F; Warmest since 2022; 52nd warmest of 139
Precipitation: 6.28 in; Wettest since 2019; 27th wettest of 139

A normal August in Kansas City, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77°F, between 73.9°F and 81.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.68 in of precipitation, between 1.33 in and 8.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Kansas City, MO since 1888: 78.2°F in 2026; the highest is 87°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 73.9 to 81.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Kansas City, MO from 1888 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	78.2	52	87.4	63	69	47	6.28	27	0
2025	75.2	110	85.5	95	64.9	118	0.84	128	0
2024	75.8	101	85.8	89	65.7	105	1.60	116	0
2023	77.7	62	87.2	70	68.3	58	4.81	47	0
2022	79	39	89.7	33	68.2	61	2.41	102	0
2021	79.8	29	89.9	31	69.7	29	5.24	35	0
2020	74.9	115	85.4	97	64.5	121	2.46	99	0
2019	76	97	84.9	106	67	86	7.65	14	0
2018	77.3	69	87.4	63	67.3	79	4.46	54	0
2017	71.8	136	81.6	133	62	138	10.19	1	0
2016	77	80	86.6	78	67.5	75	9.16	4	0
2015	74.5	118	84.5	110	64.5	121	0.98	125	0
2014	77.5	66	87.3	66	67.8	70	7.42	16	0
2013	75.9	100	85.3	99	66.5	93	2.12	107	0
2012	76.9	85	90.1	28	63.7	129	2.03	110	0
2011	78.1	55	88.3	50	67.8	70	6.82	21	0
2010	81.2	17	92.3	14	70.1	25	3.74	73	0
2009	74	124	83.5	119	64.4	123	8.51	8	0
2008	75.4	106	85.1	102	65.6	107	1.19	123	0
2007	82.9	9	93.9	9	71.8	8	1.71	114	0
2006	80.1	27	90.1	28	70.2	23	7.66	13	0
2005	78.1	55	88.2	51	68	68	8.34	9	0
2004	72.5	132	82.4	129	62.5	136	4.15	59	0
2003	81.5	13	93.5	10	69.5	34	4.72	48	0
2002	78.6	47	89.2	42	67.9	69	2.06	109	0
2001	77.4	68	87.6	57	67.1	83	5.48	34	0
2000	81.8	12	92.4	13	71.2	14	0.50	133	0
1999	76.3	93	86.9	75	65.7	105	1.56	118	0
1998	77	80	86.3	82	67.7	72	3.61	76	0
1997	74.5	118	84.3	112	64.7	120	2.49	98	0
1996	74.8	116	83.3	122	66.4	97	2.97	92	0
1995	78.9	43	88.5	48	69.3	39	4.00	63	0
1994	75.3	108	86.3	82	64.3	124	3.54	78	0
1993	77.8	60	87.3	66	68.3	58	3.98	65	0
1992	70.7	138	80.6	136	60.7	139	2.37	103	0
1991	77.7	62	90.1	28	65.3	111	1.35	121	0
1990	77.1	77	87	74	67.2	82	5.04	38	0
1989	75.5	104	85.8	89	65.2	112	7.38	17	0
1988	81.3	16	93.2	11	69.4	36	1.87	112	0
1987	76.4	92	87.3	66	65.5	108	4.64	50	0
1986	72	134	81.9	132	62.1	137	3.16	85	0
1985	72.1	133	81	135	63.1	134	6.98	19	0
1984	79	39	91.6	16	66.4	97	0.75	131	0
1983	83.5	6	95.3	5	71.7	9	0.86	127	0
1982	75	111	83	125	67	86	9.58	2	0
1981	72.8	131	81.5	134	64.2	126	2.43	101	0
1980	80.3	22	91	20	69.5	34	4.89	45	0
1979	75.7	102	85.1	102	66.3	101	3.66	75	0
1978	76.5	90	87.2	70	65.8	103	2.66	96	0
1977	74.4	120	83.7	116	65.1	113	7.99	11	0
1976	77.7	62	89.9	31	65.5	108	0.76	130	0
1975	79.7	30	90.8	22	68.7	49	4.85	46	0
1974	73	130	82.7	128	63.3	132	4.98	42	0
1973	77.1	77	87.2	70	66.9	88	1.60	116	0
1972	77.3	69	86	87	68.5	53	2.90	93	0
1971	78.3	49	89.3	40	67.3	79	1.04	124	0
1970	82.3	10	92.8	12	71.9	7	4.02	62	0
1969	78.9	43	87.5	60	70.2	23	8.70	7	0
1968	77.8	60	86.2	85	69.4	36	4.32	57	0
1967	75	111	85.8	89	64.3	124	0.31	136	0
1966	74.8	116	83.9	115	65.8	103	4.24	58	0
1965	77.1	77	86.6	78	67.6	73	6.27	28	0
1964	76	97	85.6	92	66.4	97	3.79	70	0
1963	79	39	88.6	46	69.4	36	4.08	61	0
1962	79.3	35	90.5	26	68.1	63	3.10	91	0
1961	75.4	106	84.4	111	66.4	97	3.81	68	0
1960	80.2	25	89.7	33	70.6	20	3.12	87	0
1959	82.2	11	91.1	18	73.3	5	5.95	31	0
1958	79.4	33	88.5	48	70.3	22	1.23	122	0
1957	81.2	17	91.1	18	71.2	14	0.41	135	0
1956	81.4	14	92.1	15	70.7	19	3.29	82	0
1955	80.9	20	90.6	25	71.1	16	3.27	83	0
1954	81.4	14	91.3	17	71.6	11	5.01	39	0
1953	80	28	90.8	22	69.2	41	0.55	132	0
1952	77.3	69	86.5	80	68.1	63	6.51	24	0
1951	78.1	55	87.5	60	68.7	49	6.87	20	0
1950	72	134	80.4	137	63.7	129	5.77	33	0
1949	77.2	74	87.8	56	66.7	92	3.15	86	0
1948	79.3	35	88.8	44	69.7	29	2.71	95	0
1947	86.3	2	96.9	2	75.6	1	4.35	56	0
1946	77	80	86.9	75	67.1	83	3.70	74	0
1945	79.7	30	90.2	27	69.2	41	0.26	137	0
1944	76.5	90	85.5	95	67.5	75	7.97	12	0
1943	81	19	90.8	22	71.3	13	1.90	111	0
1942	76.7	86	85.4	97	68.1	63	5.80	32	0
1941	79.5	32	89.3	40	69.7	29	4.66	49	0
1940	76.3	93	85.2	100	67.4	77	6.48	25	0
1939	77	80	87.6	57	66.5	93	4.64	50	0
1938	83.1	7	94.4	7	71.7	9	6.78	22	0
1937	83.8	4	94.2	8	73.4	4	2.26	106	0
1936	87	1	100	1	74	3	0.25	138	0
1935	80.3	22	90.9	21	69.7	29	2.28	105	0
1934	83.1	7	95.5	4	70.6	20	1.44	120	0
1933	76.2	95	84.3	112	68.1	63	4.00	63	0
1932	79.2	38	88.6	46	69.9	26	4.90	44	0
1931	76	97	85.1	102	66.9	88	3.45	80	0
1930	80.3	22	89.7	33	70.8	18	3.48	79	0
1929	78.3	49	88.1	54	68.4	55	4.13	60	0
1928	77.2	74	86.4	81	68.1	63	8.79	6	0
1927	71.4	137	79.2	138	63.6	131	5.11	37	0
1926	79	39	88.2	51	69.8	27	3.87	66	0
1925	78.2	52	88.2	51	68.2	61	1.65	115	0
1924	78.2	52	87.1	73	69.2	41	3.12	87	0
1923	77.3	69	86.3	82	68.3	58	2.88	94	0
1922	78.7	46	88.1	54	69.3	39	0.81	129	0
1921	77	80	85.2	100	68.7	49	6.23	30	0
1920	73.7	125	82.3	131	65.1	113	3.11	90	0
1919	76.6	88	85.6	92	67.6	73	8.14	10	0
1918	83.7	5	94.7	6	72.8	6	2.45	100	0
1917	73.6	127	82.4	129	64.9	118	3.27	83	0
1916	78.9	43	88.7	45	69.1	44	3.82	67	0
1915	70.1	139	77.6	139	62.6	135	4.46	54	0
1914	78	58	87.4	63	68.7	49	3.12	87	0
1913	85.4	3	96.5	3	74.4	2	0.93	126	0
1912	77.3	69	86	87	68.5	53	3.75	72	0
1911	78	58	87.3	66	68.8	48	2.31	104	0
1910	75.3	108	83.6	117	66.9	88	5.00	41	0
1909	80.5	21	89.6	36	71.5	12	0.42	134	0
1908	75.6	103	84.7	109	66.5	93	4.97	43	0
1907	76.7	86	84.9	106	68.4	55	3.80	69	0
1906	77.6	65	85.6	92	69.7	29	9.09	5	0
1905	78.4	48	87.6	57	69.1	44	4.47	53	0
1904	74.3	121	83.6	117	65	117	7.49	15	0
1903	75	111	83.4	121	66.5	93	6.40	26	0
1902	76.2	95	85.1	102	67.3	79	3.77	71	0
1901	79.3	35	89.5	37	69.1	44	2.64	97	0
1900	80.2	25	89.4	39	71	17	2.09	108	0
1899	79.4	33	89	43	69.8	27	5.20	36	0
1898	77.2	74	86.1	86	68.4	55	5.01	39	0
1897	75	111	84.8	108	65.1	113	3.60	77	0
1896	77.5	66	87.5	60	67.4	77	3.33	81	0
1895	75.5	104	84.2	114	66.9	88	7.21	18	2
1894	78.3	49	89.5	37	67.1	83	0.13	139	0
1893	73.2	129	83.2	124	63.2	133	1.78	113	0
1892	76.6	88	86.9	75	66.2	102	1.55	119	0
1891	73.5	128	83	125	64	128	6.25	29	0
1890	73.7	125	83.3	122	64.1	127	6.60	23	0
1889	74.3	121	83.5	119	65.1	113	4.64	50	0
1888	74.2	123	82.8	127	65.5	108	9.18	3	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	87
1947	86.3
1913	85.4
1937	83.8
1918	83.7
1983	83.5
1938	83.1
1934	83.1
2007	82.9
1970	82.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	70.1
1992	70.7
1927	71.4
2017	71.8
1986	72
1950	72
1985	72.1
2004	72.5
1981	72.8
1974	73

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	10.19
1982	9.58
1888	9.18
2016	9.16
1906	9.09
1928	8.79
1969	8.70
2009	8.51
2005	8.34
1919	8.14

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	0.13
1936	0.25
1945	0.26
1967	0.31
1957	0.41
1909	0.42
2000	0.50
1953	0.55
1984	0.75
1976	0.76

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 31 August 2026, 30 August 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 28 August 2026, 27 August 2026, 20 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.11 in; 19 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 6.28 in of precipitation in Kansas City, MO, the wettest August since 2019, 27th wettest of 139.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 97°F on Monday 31 August 2026 and Sunday 30 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Kansas City, MO: a low of 63°F on Friday 28 August 2026, Thursday 27 August 2026 and Thursday 20 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Kansas City, MO: 2.11 in on Wednesday 19 August 2026.