Average Annual Precipitation for Kansas
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and lakes in Kansas.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western Kansas.
Eastern Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Chanute | 44.7 | 1134 |
| 83 | Fort Scott | 44.5 | 1130 |
| 93 | Independence | 45.4 | 1153 |
| 72 | John Redmond Lake | 37.2 | 944 |
| 90 | Lawrence | 39.4 | 1001 |
| 89 | Leavenworth | 41.3 | 1048 |
| 97 | Olathe | 40.7 | 1035 |
| 98 | Perry Lake | 39.2 | 995 |
| 93 | Pomona Lake | 38.6 | 981 |
| 98 | Topeka | 36.5 | 928 |
Central Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Concordia | 28.4 | 721 |
| 73 | Great Bend | 27.3 | 693 |
| 78 | Hutchinson | 30.3 | 769 |
| 84 | Lovewell Reservoir Dam | 27.5 | 698 |
| 102 | Manhattan | 35.8 | 909 |
| 76 | Marion Lake | 33.9 | 862 |
| 85 | Milford Lake | 32.9 | 836 |
| 89 | Salina | 29.7 | 754 |
| 77 | Tallgrass Prairie Preserve | 33.6 | 852 |
| 85 | Tuttle Creek Lake | 33.8 | 859 |
| 87 | Wichita | 34.3 | 871 |
| 76 | Wilson Lake | 26.2 | 666 |
Western Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Colby | 20.4 | 518 |
| 74 | Dodge City | 22.0 | 559 |
| 57 | Elkhart | 18.4 | 467 |
| 65 | Garden City | 19.6 | 497 |
| 81 | Goodland | 19.1 | 485 |
| 78 | Keith Sebelius Reservoir | 26.2 | 666 |
| 53 | Liberal | 21.1 | 536 |
| 61 | Webster Reservoir Dam | 25.4 | 645 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.