Salina (KS) Temperature by Month
Salina, Kansas, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 20°C (68°F), ranging from 6°C (43°F) in December to 34°C (93°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Salina Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Salina is dynamic, ranging widely from chilly in winter to very warm in summer. Nights are significantly colder, with lows dropping from 21°C (70°F) in July to -7°C (19°F) in December.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Salina by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Salina 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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Salina vs World: Temperature Compared
Salina's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
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 Salina this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Salina's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Salina climate page.
