Hot-summer humid continental
Fairway, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas · Population 4.2k · 974 ft elevation
Living in Fairway
Fairway has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairway at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $627k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,867/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $160k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 367 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 3.4″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 3.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 5.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 71°F | 4.4″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 3.5″ | 169 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