Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Kansas.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Kansas. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 36 places in Kansas over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Kansas.
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The 10 Cities With The Best Weather In Kansas For 2024
What city has the best weather in Kansas, with more than 10,000 people? The city with the best weather in Kansas is Arkansas City with 5.3 sunny days and an average high of 69.9 degrees.
Read on below to see where your city ranked.
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The 10 Snowiest Cities In Kansas For 2024
Population: 12,253
Average Annual High: 69.9 degrees
Average Annual Low: 47.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 5.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 38.2 inches
Sunny Days: 307.8 days
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Population: 12,286
Average Annual High: 69.3 degrees
Average Annual Low: 46.8 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 8.5 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 38.4 inches
Sunny Days: 309.3 days
More on Winfield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 11,234
Average Annual High: 68.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 46.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 13.1 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 34.7 inches
Sunny Days: 311.1 days
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Population: 387,147
Average Annual High: 67.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 46.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 13.2 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 34.5 inches
Sunny Days: 311.8 days
More on Wichita: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 23,731
Average Annual High: 67.7 degrees
Average Annual Low: 46.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 12.9 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 35.0 inches
Sunny Days: 309.4 days
More on Derby: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 12,910
Average Annual High: 67.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 45.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 6.9 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 36.8 inches
Sunny Days: 304.9 days
More on El Dorado: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 19,139
Average Annual High: 67.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 45.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 11.7 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 33.1 inches
Sunny Days: 312.5 days
More on Newton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 12,293
Average Annual High: 67.5 degrees
Average Annual Low: 45.5 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 11.7 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 36.4 inches
Sunny Days: 310.2 days
More on Andover: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 41,808
Average Annual High: 67.4 degrees
Average Annual Low: 44.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 13.5 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 31.1 inches
Sunny Days: 313.5 days
More on Hutchinson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 20,819
Average Annual High: 70.3 degrees
Average Annual Low: 41.9 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 19.1 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 19.5 inches
Sunny Days: 328.0 days
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How We Determined The Cities In Kansas With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in Kansas, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Sunflower State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Kansas from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Arkansas City, was anointed the city with the best weather in Kansas.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities:
- Wichita — 34.5 inches
- Overland Park — 40.9 inches
- Kansas City — 40.1 inches
The cities with the best weather in Kansas are Arkansas City, Winfield, Haysville, Wichita, Derby, El Dorado, Newton, Andover, Hutchinson, and Liberal.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
If you’re curious, here are the places with the worst weather in Kansas:
- Atchison
- Leavenworth
- Lenexa
For more Kansas reading, check out:
Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Kansas
| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas City | 12,253 | 307.8 | 69.9 | 38.2 | 5.3 |
| 2 | Winfield | 12,286 | 309.3 | 69.3 | 38.4 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Haysville | 11,234 | 311.1 | 68.0 | 34.7 | 13.1 |
| 4 | Wichita | 387,147 | 311.8 | 67.6 | 34.5 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Derby | 23,731 | 309.4 | 67.7 | 35.0 | 12.9 |
| 6 | El Dorado | 12,910 | 304.9 | 67.8 | 36.8 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Newton | 19,139 | 312.5 | 67.0 | 33.1 | 11.7 |
| 8 | Andover | 12,293 | 310.2 | 67.5 | 36.4 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Hutchinson | 41,808 | 313.5 | 67.4 | 31.1 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Liberal | 20,819 | 328.0 | 70.3 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| 11 | Parsons | 10,223 | 305.0 | 67.6 | 43.4 | 9.2 |
| 12 | Hays | 20,992 | 319.7 | 67.1 | 23.8 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Garden City | 27,007 | 327.8 | 68.0 | 19.3 | 19.9 |
| 14 | Great Bend | 15,850 | 311.6 | 67.7 | 26.5 | 15.7 |
| 15 | Dodge City | 28,045 | 321.2 | 68.0 | 21.8 | 20.1 |
| 16 | Mcpherson | 13,212 | 317.6 | 67.5 | 32.0 | 16.3 |
| 17 | Salina | 47,840 | 309.8 | 67.5 | 30.8 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Pittsburg | 20,382 | 296.7 | 67.7 | 45.8 | 11.2 |
| 19 | Emporia | 24,739 | 309.1 | 66.2 | 37.5 | 13.8 |
| 20 | Ottawa | 12,487 | 301.9 | 66.3 | 39.7 | 12.2 |
| 21 | Junction City | 24,823 | 311.1 | 66.7 | 33.6 | 16.9 |
| 22 | Manhattan | 55,769 | 308.9 | 66.2 | 33.7 | 15.1 |
| 23 | Kansas City | 148,855 | 301.2 | 65.5 | 40.1 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Lawrence | 91,305 | 301.9 | 65.2 | 38.9 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Gardner | 20,466 | 303.5 | 65.1 | 40.7 | 11.6 |
| 26 | Topeka | 127,672 | 304.3 | 65.5 | 36.9 | 16.2 |
| 27 | Leawood | 33,339 | 299.2 | 65.4 | 40.7 | 14.5 |
| 28 | Prairie Village | 21,814 | 299.1 | 65.2 | 40.3 | 14.3 |
| 29 | Merriam | 11,232 | 300.3 | 65.2 | 40.6 | 14.5 |
| 30 | Olathe | 131,508 | 303.3 | 65.1 | 41.0 | 15.2 |
| 31 | Overland Park | 181,464 | 299.7 | 65.1 | 40.9 | 14.6 |
| 32 | Shawnee | 64,125 | 299.3 | 65.3 | 40.5 | 15.5 |
| 33 | Lansing | 11,623 | 301.7 | 65.2 | 39.6 | 17.2 |
| 34 | Lenexa | 50,412 | 301.0 | 65.1 | 40.6 | 15.5 |
| 35 | Leavenworth | 35,861 | 301.3 | 64.9 | 39.4 | 16.9 |
| 36 | Atchison | 10,858 | 300.3 | 64.9 | 36.9 | 17.9 |