Hot-summer humid continental
Ellsworth, Kansas
Ellsworth County, Kansas · Population 3.1k · 1,562 ft elevation
Living in Ellsworth
Ellsworth has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Ellsworth at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,562 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,172 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $693/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 64 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 352 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 3.8″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 4.7″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 1.3″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 56°F | 2.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 42°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 1.2″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 4.4″ | 194 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