Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Riley, Kansas
Riley County, Kansas · Population 8.6k · 1,339 ft elevation
Living in Fort Riley
Fort Riley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Riley at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 1,339 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,995 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $222k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,283/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 18.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 8 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 19°F | 0.7″ | 3.5″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 5.6″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 1.9″ | 4.9″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.8″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 2.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | 0.2″ | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 1.4″ | 3.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 6.5″ | 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