Humid subtropical
Augusta, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas · Population 9.3k · 1,289 ft elevation
Living in Augusta
Augusta has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Augusta at a glance
- Population
- 9.3k
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,048 hrs71th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $950/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 232 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,720 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 1.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 0.7″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 5.8″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 5.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 69°F | 4.4″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 0.2″ | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 1.1″ | 184 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