Hot-summer humid continental
Clay Center, Kansas
Clay County, Kansas · Population 4.1k · 1,207 ft elevation
Living in Clay Center
Clay Center has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Clay Center at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 1,207 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,995 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $950/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.69%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 248 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 966 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 2.0″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 1.9″ | 0.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 2.8″ | 0.6″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 68°F | 4.0″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 2.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 2.2″ | 0.2″ | 235 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 31°F | 1.5″ | 0.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 3.2″ | 181 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