Hot-summer humid continental
Emporia, Kansas
Lyon County, Kansas · Population 24k · 1,158 ft elevation
Living in Emporia
Emporia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Emporia at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,027 hrs69th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $128k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $793/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%
- Violent crime rate
- 266 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,863 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 5.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 1.2″ | 4.1″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 31°F | 2.3″ | 1.0″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 244 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.4″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 238 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 1.8″ | 1.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 3.9″ | 183 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