Garden City receives of precipitation during an average year with the largest share being received from May through August. The average relative humidity is 62%. There are, on average, 72 days of measurable precipitation each year. Annual snowfall averages . Measurable snowfall occurs an average of 8.5 days a year with at least an inch of snow being received on six of those days. Snow depth of at least an inch occurs an average of 19.5 days a year. The first fall freeze typically occurs by the second week of October, and the last spring freeze occurs by the last week of April. Garden City is located in tornado alley and receives a share of storms every spring. On June 23, 1967 an F3 tornado struck the north side of Garden city, killing one person and damaging more than 400 homes. On the days of April 30–May 1, 2017 the town was hit by a late spring snowstorm which caused power outages and damaged almost every tree in town. Many tree limbs and some trees were downed because of it and the Women's Clinic had its roof collapse into the building, ultimately leading to its demolition in 2018.