Hot-summer humid continental
Beloit, Kansas
Mitchell County, Kansas · Population 3.1k · 1,394 ft elevation
Living in Beloit
Beloit has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Beloit at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,143 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.11%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 206 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 29 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 4.0″ | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 3.7″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 30°F | 1.4″ | 1.7″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 256 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 68°F | 4.8″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 2.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 30°F | 1.2″ | 1.3″ | 214 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 20°F | 1.0″ | 3.9″ | 192 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