Hot-summer humid continental
Garnett, Kansas
Anderson County, Kansas · Population 3.2k · 1,083 ft elevation
Living in Garnett
Garnett 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 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Garnett at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,907 hrs58th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $909/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.52%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 73%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 219 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,061 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 4.8″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 2.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 1.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 5.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 2.3″ | 0.4″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 3.0″ | 173 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