Wichita, KS: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 82°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest summer since 2012, 8th warmest of 138.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 82°F; Warmest since 2012; 8th warmest of 138
Precipitation: 13.12 in; Wettest since 2025; 42nd wettest of 138

A normal summer in Wichita, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.1°F, between 77.7°F and 81.6°F in eight years of ten and 12.25 in of precipitation, between 7.45 in and 18.85 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Wichita, KS since 1889: 82°F in 2026; the highest is 85.3°F, in 2011, 1936 and 1934.

Normal range, 77.7 to 81.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	Days missing
2026	82	8	93.2	16	70.7	8	13.12	42	0
2025	78.2	81	88.5	97	68	60	18.71	7	0
2024	80.3	30	91.5	33	69.1	29	9.94	85	0
2023	79.8	39	91.8	27	67.9	68	11.68	66	0
2022	81.5	11	93.8	10	69.2	25	6.40	120	0
2021	79.4	47	90.8	41	68.1	55	9.23	93	0
2020	80.4	29	92	23	68.8	38	7.43	113	0
2019	79.1	54	89.7	66	68.6	43	15.89	20	0
2018	80.9	20	91.7	30	70.1	12	11.05	74	0
2017	78.7	68	90	56	67.4	79	8.51	103	0
2016	81.5	11	92.3	20	70.8	7	20.78	3	0
2015	79.7	42	89.9	61	69.6	18	15.98	18	0
2014	78.1	83	88.8	89	67.4	79	15.91	19	0
2013	78.6	71	89.3	78	67.8	70	20.15	4	0
2012	82.7	6	95.9	6	69.5	20	6.19	124	0
2011	85.3	1	98.3	1	72.2	4	9.63	88	0
2010	82.3	7	93.1	17	71.5	5	12.36	52	0
2009	77.8	95	88.9	85	66.8	91	12.00	60	0
2008	78.3	79	88.4	100	68.1	55	14.24	35	0
2007	78.9	60	88.6	94	69.1	29	16.19	17	0
2006	80.7	25	92.2	22	69.1	29	14.41	32	0
2005	78.7	68	89.7	66	67.7	72	23.61	1	0
2004	75.4	129	85.6	128	65.3	124	17.09	11	0
2003	79.8	39	91.3	36	68.2	52	11.37	71	0
2002	79.5	45	90.4	49	68.5	46	12.23	56	0
2001	81.5	11	93.8	10	69.3	23	7.45	112	0
2000	80.1	36	91.9	25	68.2	52	10.80	79	0
1999	78.9	60	89.4	74	68.4	49	12.28	54	0
1998	80.6	28	92.4	19	68.8	38	7.15	116	0
1997	76.6	118	86.9	120	66.4	106	14.60	28	0
1996	77.9	91	88.1	106	67.7	72	11.27	72	0
1995	77.8	95	88.9	85	66.8	91	18.71	7	0
1994	78.6	71	90	56	67.2	85	10.91	75	0
1993	79.1	54	89.3	78	68.9	36	11.96	62	0
1992	74.7	133	85.3	131	64.1	135	13.97	37	0
1991	81.2	16	93.5	14	68.8	38	11.56	70	0
1990	81.4	15	93.9	8	68.9	36	5.64	127	0
1989	76	125	86	126	66	115	17.75	10	0
1988	80.8	22	93.6	13	68	60	3.87	134	0
1987	78.4	77	89.6	71	67.2	85	14.33	34	0
1986	79.2	51	89.8	64	68.6	43	14.81	27	0
1985	77.7	99	89.3	78	66.2	111	11.62	68	0
1984	80.7	25	93.3	15	68.1	55	3.35	135	0
1983	79.4	47	91.3	36	67.6	76	12.63	50	0
1982	78	90	88.9	85	67.1	88	10.35	81	0
1981	79.9	37	90.8	41	69	33	8.17	106	0
1980	85.2	4	98.1	2	72.4	3	5.57	128	0
1979	78.3	79	90.3	51	66.2	111	9.39	91	0
1978	81	18	93.9	8	68.2	52	6.58	118	0
1977	79.9	37	90.8	41	69	33	13.44	40	0
1976	77.3	109	90.2	54	64.4	132	9.56	89	0
1975	78.1	83	90.3	51	65.9	118	9.70	87	0
1974	77.9	91	90.3	51	65.5	122	6.99	117	0
1973	79	58	91.8	27	66.2	111	7.96	107	0
1972	77.4	105	89.5	72	65.3	124	9.19	94	0
1971	77.9	91	89.4	74	66.4	106	10.84	77	0
1970	79.7	42	92	23	67.3	83	9.56	89	0
1969	77.7	99	88.8	89	66.6	99	14.12	36	0
1968	78.1	83	89.7	66	66.5	101	12.44	51	0
1967	75.1	130	86.2	124	64	137	11.81	65	0
1966	79.1	54	90.2	54	67.9	68	5.54	129	0
1965	78.8	65	89.7	66	68	60	16.53	13	0
1964	79.6	44	90.6	45	68.6	43	12.06	59	0
1963	80.9	20	91.4	35	70.3	10	10.07	83	0
1962	78.5	74	89.1	83	68	60	16.97	12	0
1961	76.6	118	87.2	117	66	115	12.97	47	0
1960	77.1	112	87.7	115	66.5	101	18.07	9	0
1959	78.1	83	88.5	97	67.6	76	13.93	38	0
1958	77.8	95	88.7	92	66.8	91	13.12	42	0
1957	78.6	71	90	56	67.2	85	13.04	45	0
1956	81.7	9	94.3	7	69.2	25	4.49	132	0
1955	78.8	65	89.9	61	67.7	72	6.34	122	0
1954	84.5	5	97.4	3	71.5	5	2.09	137	0
1953	80.2	33	91.3	36	69	33	5.38	130	0
1952	81.5	11	93.1	17	70	14	8.54	102	0
1951	76.5	121	86.3	123	66.7	94	19.90	5	0
1950	73.9	137	83.4	137	64.4	132	23.32	2	0
1949	77.8	95	88.2	104	67.4	79	11.26	73	0
1948	77.1	112	87.8	112	66.5	101	18.87	6	0
1947	79.4	47	90.7	44	68.1	55	6.28	123	0
1946	79.8	39	91.7	30	68	60	5.93	125	0
1945	76.1	123	86.6	121	65.7	120	13.12	42	0
1944	79.2	51	89.9	61	68.5	46	11.86	64	0
1943	80.7	25	91.8	27	69.6	18	11.89	63	0
1942	77.2	111	87.8	112	66.7	94	15.54	22	0
1941	77.5	103	88.6	94	66.4	106	13.00	46	0
1940	78.1	83	88.8	89	67.4	79	8.66	98	0
1939	80.3	30	91.6	32	69.1	29	15.46	24	0
1938	80.3	30	90.6	45	70.1	12	12.33	53	0
1937	80.8	22	91.2	39	70.4	9	11.62	68	0
1936	85.3	1	97.4	3	73.2	2	1.29	138	0
1935	79.4	47	89.5	72	69.3	23	9.17	95	0
1934	85.3	1	96.8	5	73.7	1	3.93	133	0
1933	81.1	17	92.3	20	69.9	17	11.67	67	0
1932	79.5	45	89.8	64	69.2	25	12.75	49	0
1931	78.9	60	89.2	81	68.5	46	8.38	105	0
1930	79.2	51	90	56	68.4	49	6.38	121	0
1929	77.9	91	88	109	67.8	70	15.51	23	0
1928	76.2	122	86.2	124	66.1	114	16.27	16	0
1927	74.4	135	83.7	136	65	128	14.41	32	0
1926	77.4	105	88.1	106	66.7	94	9.24	92	0
1925	80.2	33	90.9	40	69.5	20	7.92	108	0
1924	78.2	81	88.5	97	68	60	5.70	126	0
1923	78.9	60	88.9	85	68.8	38	15.74	21	0
1922	78.1	83	88.3	102	68	60	14.57	29	0
1921	78.5	74	87.9	110	69.2	25	9.16	96	0
1920	75.5	127	85.1	132	66	115	12.21	57	0
1919	78.5	74	89	84	68	60	5.00	131	0
1918	80.8	22	91.5	33	70	14	8.59	101	0
1917	77.3	109	88.2	104	66.4	106	6.42	119	0
1916	79.1	54	89.4	74	68.7	42	10.54	80	0
1915	72.6	138	81.7	138	63.5	138	14.53	31	0
1914	80.2	33	90.4	49	70	14	9.11	97	0
1913	81	18	91.9	25	70.2	11	2.64	136	0
1912	76.9	114	87.2	117	66.5	101	7.66	111	0
1911	78.9	60	89.4	74	68.4	49	10.27	82	0
1910	77.4	105	88.4	100	66.5	101	7.70	110	0
1909	78.4	77	88.7	92	68.1	55	9.98	84	0
1908	75.6	126	85.5	130	65.7	120	15.08	25	0
1907	77.5	103	88.3	102	66.7	94	12.79	48	0
1906	75	131	85.6	128	64.4	132	12.00	60	0
1905	77.4	105	88.1	106	66.6	99	12.26	55	0
1904	74.9	132	84.8	133	65.1	127	14.57	29	0
1903	75.5	127	85.9	127	65	128	7.18	115	0
1902	76.8	115	87	119	66.7	94	16.51	14	0
1901	81.6	10	93.7	12	69.5	20	8.60	99	0
1900	78.7	68	89.7	66	67.7	72	7.26	114	0
1899	77.6	101	87.9	110	67.3	83	13.88	39	0
1898	76.8	115	87.3	116	66.3	110	13.32	41	0
1897	78.8	65	90.5	47	67.1	88	7.81	109	0
1896	78.1	83	89.2	81	67	90	10.81	78	0
1895	76.1	123	86.4	122	65.9	118	14.88	26	0
1894	77.6	101	90	56	65.2	126	12.09	58	0
1893	76.8	115	88.6	94	65	128	9.94	85	0
1892	76.6	118	87.8	112	65.5	122	8.51	103	0
1891	74.2	136	84.3	135	64.1	135	10.89	76	0
1890	79	58	90.5	47	67.5	78	8.60	99	0
1889	74.5	134	84.4	134	64.6	131	16.40	15	0
1888									30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	85.3
1936	85.3
1934	85.3
1980	85.2
1954	84.5
2012	82.7
2010	82.3
2026	82
1956	81.7
1901	81.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	72.6
1950	73.9
1891	74.2
1927	74.4
1889	74.5
1992	74.7
1904	74.9
1906	75
1967	75.1
2004	75.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	23.61
1950	23.32
2016	20.78
2013	20.15
1951	19.90
1948	18.87
2025	18.71
1995	18.71
1960	18.07
1989	17.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	1.29
1954	2.09
1913	2.64
1984	3.35
1988	3.87
1934	3.93
1956	4.49
1919	5.00
1953	5.38
1966	5.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 108°F; 13 August 2026
Coldest night: 58°F; 12 June 2026
Wettest day: 5.31 in; 25 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 13.12 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest summer since 2025, tied 42nd wettest of 138 (with 1958 and 1945).
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Wichita, KS: 108°F on Thursday 13 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Wichita, KS: a low of 58°F on Friday 12 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Wichita, KS: 5.31 in on Thursday 25 June 2026.