Cold semi-arid
Garden City, Kansas
Finney County, Kansas · Population 28k · 2,854 ft elevation
Living in Garden City
Garden City has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Garden City at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 2,854 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,304 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $990/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 14%
- Violent crime rate
- 486 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,726 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 3.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 3.3″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 3.2″ | 257 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 37°F | 1.6″ | 1.1″ | 269 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 317 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 2.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | 0.8″ | 251 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 27°F | 0.5″ | 1.0″ | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 2.7″ | 204 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