Wichita, KS: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 67.9°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 30th warmest of 139.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 67.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 30th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 1.21 in; Wettest since 2025; 34th wettest of 139

A normal 1 to 9 October in Wichita, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64°F, between 58.4°F and 70.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.59 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 2.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Wichita, KS since 1888: 67.9°F in 2026; the highest is 75.1°F, in 1938.

Normal range, 58.4 to 70.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October in Wichita, KS 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
2026	67.9	30	80.7	23	55.1	45	1.21	34
2025	71	12	82.1	16	59.9	11	1.56	27
2024	69.7	16	84.6	6	54.9	48	trace	111
2023	65.8	48	78.8	46	52.8	64	0.95	43
2022	65.2	57	80	27	50.3	91	trace	111
2021	68.9	20	82.2	15	55.7	40	0.16	86
2020	63.5	82	79.9	29	47.1	119	trace	111
2019	64.6	62	74.9	81	54.3	55	2.48	13
2018	68.6	23	79.9	29	57.3	24	4.70	4
2017	69.9	14	79.2	39	60.7	9	2.85	9
2016	64.7	61	77.8	52	51.6	77	0.63	57
2015	64.1	70	74.8	83	53.4	58	0.67	54
2014	66.8	39	81.4	19	52.1	70	0.21	80
2013	66.3	45	79.9	29	52.8	64	0.31	73
2012	55.3	136	67.1	132	43.6	136	0.02	103
2011	68.9	20	81.3	20	56.6	29	1.82	18
2010	63.8	75	79.2	39	48.3	109	0.00	123
2009	53.7	139	64.8	136	42.7	139	1.75	21
2008	64.3	67	77.1	62	51.6	77	1.19	36
2007	72	6	85.7	5	58.3	19	0.68	53
2006	71.6	9	83.4	11	59.7	12	0.01	108
2005	65.2	57	74.2	89	56.1	32	0.54	60
2004	63.9	72	76	72	51.8	74	0.42	67
2003	58.6	121	69.1	122	48	111	3.17	8
2002	63.2	83	73.6	94	52.9	63	5.35	2
2001	62.6	91	75.4	74	49.8	98	1.03	39
2000	56.6	129	67.6	128	45.6	127	0.39	69
1999	58.8	120	71	112	46.7	122	trace	111
1998	60.3	111	70.8	113	49.9	94	1.50	29
1997	73.2	5	84	8	62.3	3	0.65	55
1996	61.3	101	71.4	108	51.2	82	0.23	78
1995	59.1	119	71.2	109	47	120	0.27	74
1994	68.6	23	79.4	34	57.7	23	0.12	90
1993	64.6	62	77.2	59	51.9	72	0.21	80
1992	61.7	99	77.2	59	46.2	126	1.58	26
1991	63.8	75	79.7	33	48	111	trace	111
1990	62.3	93	72.7	97	51.9	72	0.64	56
1989	62.6	91	76.1	70	49.1	103	0.05	99
1988	54.2	138	61.8	139	46.6	123	0.89	46
1987	58.4	123	71.8	104	45	131	0.00	123
1986	62.9	86	70	117	55.9	36	2.70	11
1985	55.7	134	67.4	129	43.9	135	3.25	7
1984	65.7	52	76.9	65	54.4	53	0.09	93
1983	64.6	62	74.3	88	54.8	51	0.20	83
1982	65.7	52	80	27	51.3	79	0.41	68
1981	61.2	103	70.7	115	51.7	76	0.61	58
1980	66.7	40	83.6	10	49.9	94	0.00	123
1979	62.9	86	80.7	23	45.1	129	0.00	123
1978	61.3	101	75	80	47.6	117	0.00	123
1977	59.9	113	69.4	121	50.3	91	0.95	43
1976	57.7	127	71.9	103	43.4	138	0.26	77
1975	62.1	96	79.4	34	44.8	133	0.00	123
1974	61.2	103	71.8	104	50.7	87	0.23	78
1973	67.2	35	77.6	56	56.8	28	0.09	93
1972	64.1	70	78.6	47	49.7	101	0.46	65
1971	63.8	75	77.1	62	50.4	89	0.20	83
1970	60.2	112	71.7	107	48.7	104	1.59	24
1969	67.3	34	79.4	34	55.2	43	1.29	33
1968	59.7	115	70.8	113	48.7	104	0.98	41
1967	67.7	31	78.9	45	56.4	30	2.17	16
1966	62.7	89	77.3	58	48	111	0.00	123
1965	62	97	75.4	74	48.6	106	0.00	123
1964	58.3	125	73	95	43.6	136	trace	111
1963	72	6	90.3	1	53.7	56	0.00	123
1962	65.5	56	75.2	79	55.8	37	0.71	51
1961	61.6	100	74.7	84	48.6	106	1.34	31
1960	67.2	35	82	17	52.4	67	0.12	90
1959	56	133	63.8	138	48.2	110	4.23	5
1958	65.9	47	79.2	39	52.6	66	trace	111
1957	65.6	54	75.6	73	55.6	41	0.72	50
1956	68.4	26	83.2	12	53.7	56	0.00	123
1955	64.3	67	72.6	98	56	34	5.77	1
1954	69.8	15	79	44	60.7	9	1.61	23
1953	63.6	80	76.7	67	50.4	89	1.76	20
1952	56.2	131	68.1	125	44.3	134	0.00	123
1951	63.6	80	73.9	93	53.2	60	0.55	59
1950	59.7	115	69.7	119	49.8	98	0.48	63
1949	71.4	10	82	17	60.8	7	0.07	97
1948	63.1	85	75.4	74	50.7	87	0.35	70
1947	74.7	2	87.4	2	62	4	0.76	49
1946	65.8	48	74.7	84	57	25	2.28	14
1945	58.3	125	65.8	135	50.8	86	0.05	99
1944	60.6	108	68.1	125	53.1	62	2.20	15
1943	59.5	117	71.2	109	47.8	114	0.35	70
1942	64.4	65	77.1	62	51.8	74	1.53	28
1941	64.4	65	74.4	87	54.4	53	1.01	40
1940	68.5	25	79.2	39	57.8	21	0.16	86
1939	71.3	11	83.8	9	58.8	17	1.09	38
1938	75.1	1	87.2	3	63	2	0.00	123
1937	65.6	54	76.3	69	54.9	48	0.71	51
1936	60.8	106	68.2	124	53.4	58	3.67	6
1935	56.6	129	66.7	133	46.6	123	1.20	35
1934	66.9	37	77.7	55	56.1	32	0.00	123
1933	60.4	109	72.4	99	48.4	108	trace	111
1932	58.5	122	69.7	119	47.3	118	0.01	108
1931	73.7	4	83.1	13	64.3	1	0.06	98
1930	66.5	43	74.1	91	58.9	14	0.98	41
1929	63.9	72	73	95	54.9	48	0.27	74
1928	74	3	86.7	4	61.3	6	0.21	80
1927	61.1	105	71.8	104	50.3	91	2.75	10
1926	64.9	59	72.1	101	57.8	21	5.01	3
1925	59.5	117	67.7	127	51.3	79	0.02	103
1924	65.8	48	75.4	74	56.2	31	1.66	22
1923	62.7	89	68.6	123	56.9	26	0.82	47
1922	66.6	42	78	50	55.2	43	0.48	63
1921	63.8	75	77.8	52	49.9	94	0.20	83
1920	67.4	33	79.8	32	55.1	45	trace	111
1919	68.1	28	77.8	52	58.4	18	0.77	48
1918	71.7	8	82.6	14	60.8	7	0.45	66
1917	61.9	98	74	92	49.8	98	trace	111
1916	69.6	18	80.9	22	58.3	19	0.02	103
1915	56.2	131	67.2	131	45.1	129	trace	111
1914	67.5	32	76.1	70	58.9	14	0.92	45
1913	69.5	19	77.4	57	61.6	5	2.68	12
1912	66.7	40	77.9	51	55.4	42	0.09	93
1911	64.8	60	74.7	84	55	47	0.00	123
1910	65.8	48	79.4	34	52.1	70	0.08	96
1909	68.2	27	80.7	23	55.8	37	1.39	30
1908	60.8	106	70.6	116	51.1	84	0.52	61
1907	63.9	72	75.3	78	52.4	67	1.83	17
1906	60.4	109	74.2	89	46.6	123	0.02	103
1905	66.9	37	79.3	38	54.6	52	0.03	102
1904	68	29	79.1	43	56.9	26	0.27	74
1903	66.4	44	76.8	66	56	34	0.51	62
1902	55.6	135	66.2	134	44.9	132	1.78	19
1901	62.3	93	72.3	100	52.3	69	1.16	37
1900	68.8	22	78.3	48	59.3	13	0.04	101
1899	63.2	83	76.4	68	49.9	94	0.00	123
1898	69.7	16	80.6	26	58.9	14	0.15	89
1897	70	13	84.2	7	55.8	37	0.00	123
1896	62.9	86	74.9	81	51	85	0.16	86
1895	57.5	128	67.3	130	47.7	115	0.35	70
1894	58.4	123	69.9	118	46.9	121	1.59	24
1893	64.2	69	77.2	59	51.2	82	0.02	103
1892	66.2	46	81	21	51.3	79	trace	111
1891	54.9	137	64.6	137	45.3	128	1.33	32
1890	62.2	95	71.1	111	53.2	60	0.01	108
1889	63.8	75	78.1	49	49.4	102	0.00	123
1888	59.8	114	72	102	47.7	115	0.11	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1938	75.1
1947	74.7
1928	74
1931	73.7
1997	73.2
2007	72
1963	72
1918	71.7
2006	71.6
1949	71.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2009	53.7
1988	54.2
1891	54.9
2012	55.3
1902	55.6
1985	55.7
1959	56
1952	56.2
1915	56.2
2000	56.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	5.77
2002	5.35
1926	5.01
2018	4.70
1959	4.23
1936	3.67
1985	3.25
2003	3.17
2017	2.85
1927	2.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	0.00
1987	0.00
1980	0.00
1979	0.00
1978	0.00
1975	0.00
1966	0.00
1965	0.00
1963	0.00
1956	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 7 October 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.21 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 1.21 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 34th wettest of 139.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: 89°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: a low of 50°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: 1.21 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.