Hot-summer humid continental
Burlington, Kansas
Coffey County, Kansas · Population 2.6k · 1,043 ft elevation
Living in Burlington
Burlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Burlington at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,954 hrs63th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $837/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 348 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,160 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 2.8″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 2.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 2.2″ | 0.8″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.5″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 1.9″ | — | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 2.1″ | 177 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