Weather in Platte County

Calculated from weather data of Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	40.0	33.0	45.0	42.0	42.0	40.0
February	46.0	58.0	50.0	47.0	33.0	46.0
March	57.0	61.0	53.0	57.0	61.0	59.0
April	66.0	70.0	69.0	66.0	66.0	65.0
May	75.0		78.0	76.0	72.0	71.0
June	86.0		86.0	86.0	87.0	88.0
July	88.0		87.0	89.0	88.0	88.0
August	86.0		87.0	89.0	89.0	85.0
September	82.0		84.0	83.0	83.0	77.0
October	67.0		69.0	72.0	69.0	65.0
November	54.0		56.0	55.0	58.0	61.0
December	48.0		49.0	46.0	56.0	47.0
Average	65.0	55.0	68.0	68.0	67.0	66.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	24.0	19	29	20	28	26
February	25.0	33	27	22	17	27
March	37.0	39	34	35	41	41
April	45.0	48	44	44	46	43
May	57.0		56	58	57	55
June	67.0		65	67	67	68
July	70.0		68	71	70	71
August	68.0		69	69	71	66
September	61.0		61	60	62	57
October	47.0		49	48	52	44
November	35.0		36	35	38	40
December	30.0		34	30	34	28
Average	46.0	35.0	48.0	47.0	49.0	47.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	59	75	70	60
77 °F or warmer	6	146	143	131	122
68 °F or warmer	28	191	189	188	180
32 °F or colder	44	70	83	69	88

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.4	25	5	14	17	19
February	10.8	4	10	13	23	7
March	10.9	6	19	15	11	11
April	7.1	5	1	6	11	7
May	6.8		9	11	9	6
June	3.0		4	2	4	2
July	3.6		1	8	4	5
August	3.2		4	4	2	1
September	3.8		3	4	2	7
October	7.5		10	6	9	8
November	6.0		7	6	2	4
December	9.0		21	11	1	3
Average	7.3	9.8	7.5	8.0	7.5	6.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.9	10	10	12	11	11
February	11.7	12	12	13	11	11
March	12.7	13	13	13	14	11
April	13.2	14	13	15	12	12
May	10.3		9	12	10	10
June	9.5		8	10	8	10
July	8.2		8	8	7	8
August	8.5		8	8	10	8
September	9.7		9	9	10	9
October	11.0		11	11	10	11
November	11.2		10	12	11	13
December	10.6		11	11	12	9
Average	10.7	12.1	10.0	11.0	10.5	10.3

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	W	NW	NW	W
February	SW	SW	W	N	NW
March	SW	NW	NW	S	S
April	S	SW	SW	SW	W
May		SE	S	SE	NE
June		E	S	S	S
July		SW	SE	S	SE
August		SE	SE	S	SE
September		S	SE	S	S
October		W	SW	S	SW
November		S	W	SW	SW
December		SW	S	SW	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Platte County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Platte County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 88 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Platte County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 40 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Platte County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 14.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Platte County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 3.0 %.