Independence (KS) Temperature by Month
Independence, Kansas, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 21°C (70°F), ranging from 7°C (45°F) in January to 33°C (91°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Independence Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Independence will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 21°C (70°F) in July to -5°C (23°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Independence by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Independence vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Independence vs World: Temperature Compared
Independence's average annual maximum temperature is 21°C (70°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Independence this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Independence's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Independence climate page.
