Hot-summer humid continental
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas · Population 11k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Atchison
Atchison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Atchison at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $736/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.61%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 194 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,056 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 5.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 1.2″ | 4.8″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 1.9″ | 1.8″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 66°F | 4.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 70°F | 5.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 47°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 1.8″ | 0.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 168 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology