Partly cloudy throughout the day.
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Race Overview
The Kansas City Marathon offers marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K distances through Kansas City, Missouri, starting and finishing near the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The course passes the National WWI Museum and Memorial, Country Club Plaza, Waldo, Westport, and the 18th & Vine Jazz District. Held annually in mid-October, the marathon and half marathon are USATF certified and the marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier. First run in 1979 as the Macy's Marathon, it was renamed the Kansas City Marathon in 1984.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Kansas City Marathon?
The 2026 Kansas City Marathon will be held on Saturday October 17, 2026.
Is the Kansas City Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Kansas City Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Kansas City Marathon?
The time limit for the Kansas City Marathon is 6 hours.
Kansas City Marathon Course Map
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Kansas City Marathon Weather History
Kansas City Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 59°, Average Low: 48°, Average High: 71°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 50° | 50° | 53° | 57° | 60° | 64° | 67° |
| Feel | 49° | 49° | 51° | 56° | 60° | 64° | 67° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 9mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 42° | 42° | 43° | 44° | 44° | 43° | 43° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2025
Oct 18, 2025
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 59°, High: 77°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 64° | 63° | 65° | 70° | 73° | 75° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 63° | 63° | 64° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 55° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2024
Oct 19, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 77°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 52° | 50° | 55° | 60° | 65° | 70° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 8mph | 6mph | 9mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 37° | 37° | 38° | 38° | 39° | 38° | 38° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2023
Oct 21, 2023
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 51°, High: 80°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 51° | 51° | 56° | 61° | 67° | 75° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 3mph | 3mph | 4mph | 3mph | 9mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 46° | 46° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 42° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2022
Oct 15, 2022
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 68°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 40° | 39° | 43° | 49° | 56° | 63° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 2mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 35° | 35° | 38° | 38° | 34° | 29° | 30° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2021
Oct 16, 2021
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 66°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 38° | 37° | 44° | 51° | 55° | 60° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 9mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 33° | 33° | 34° | 34° | 35° | 35° | 33° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2019
Oct 19, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with morning rain.
Low: 51°, High: 64°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 53° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 59° |
| Rain | light | light | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 0mph | 3mph | 5mph | 3mph | 5mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 50° | 50° | 50° | 51° | 52° | 54° | 53° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2018
Oct 20, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 44°, High: 64°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 44° | 47° | 53° | 58° | 61° | 64° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 5mph | 9mph | 8mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 38° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 37° | 35° | 33° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2017
Oct 21, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 57°, High: 77°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 67° | 66° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 73° | 76° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 14mph | 16mph | 12mph | 17mph | 17mph | 21mph | 17mph |
| Dew | 58° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 62° | 64° | 65° |
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Kansas City Marathon 2016
Oct 15, 2016
Cloudy skies throughout the day.
Low: 66°, High: 75°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 67° | 67° | 69° | 71° | 70° | 71° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 13mph | 12mph | 16mph | 11mph | 17mph | 12mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 61° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 63° | 63° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2015
Oct 17, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 43° | 43° | 51° | 53° | 55° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 7mph | 9mph | 9mph | 13mph | 11mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 44°, High: 64°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 44° | 42° | 51° | 54° | 57° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 9mph | 9mph | 7mph | 9mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 39° | 39° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2013
Oct 19, 2013
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 36°, High: 62°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 32° | 32° | 33° | 37° | 42° | 52° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 5mph | 8mph | 9mph | 9mph | 8mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 37° | 37° | 38° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2012
Oct 20, 2012
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 71°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 44° | 47° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 3mph | 3mph | 6mph | 6mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 41° | 39° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2011
Oct 15, 2011
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 75°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 41° | 41° | 46° | 55° | 61° | 66° | 70° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 3mph | 5mph | 0mph | 5mph | 5mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 36° | 37° | 37° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 30° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2010
Oct 16, 2010
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 54°, High: 83°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 56° | 55° | 59° | 66° | 72° | 75° | 79° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 14mph | 10mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 41° | 43° | 43° | 47° | 48° | 48° | 50° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2009
Oct 17, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 40°, High: 51°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 40° | 41° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 46° | 49° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 3mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph | 5mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 39° | 39° | 39° | 40° | 38° | 37° | 36° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2008
Oct 18, 2008
Clear conditions throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 45°, High: 63°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 46° | 43° | 45° | 48° | 54° | 56° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 3mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph | 5mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 41° | 40° | 43° | 43° | 42° | 40° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2007
Oct 20, 2007
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 54°, High: 83°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 59° | 58° | 60° | 66° | 69° | 73° | 78° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 8mph | 9mph | 14mph | 15mph | 10mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 39° | 40° | 42° | 44° | 44° | 46° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Kansas City Marathon 2006
Oct 7, 2006
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 55°, High: 79°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 55° | 56° | 58° | 62° | 66° | 70° | 74° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 5mph | 6mph | 8mph | 10mph | 8mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 41° | 41° | 42° | 41° | 43° | 44° | 45° |
| RunScore |