Hot-summer humid continental
Girard, Kansas
Crawford County, Kansas · Population 2.7k · 994 ft elevation
Living in Girard
Girard has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 68 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Girard at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,920 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $85k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $795/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 81 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 850 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 2.6″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 0.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 6.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 5.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 3.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 68°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 0.7″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 1.6″ | 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