GIS Map

Driest Cities in Kansas

The top 25 of 38 Kansas cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Garden City
19.6 in
2Liberal
21.1 in
3Dodge City
22.0 in
4Hays
24.8 in
5Great Bend
27.3 in
6Salina
29.7 in
7Hutchinson
32.9 in
8Junction City
32.9 in
9McPherson
33.6 in
10Newton
33.8 in
11Wichita
34.3 in
12Emporia
35.8 in
13Manhattan
35.8 in
14Wellington
36.1 in
15Atchison
36.4 in
16Topeka
37.3 in
17Gardner
37.5 in
18Leawood
37.7 in
19Kansas City
38.1 in
20Prairie Village
38.1 in
21Shawnee
38.1 in
22Derby
38.3 in
23El Dorado
38.7 in
24Lansing
39.1 in
25Lawrence
39.4 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Kansas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kansas/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.