Cold semi-arid
Goodland, Kansas
Sherman County, Kansas · Population 3.9k · 3,704 ft elevation
Living in Goodland
Goodland has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Goodland at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 3,704 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,274 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $850/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 8 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Violent crime rate
- 274 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,006 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 111th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 17°F | 0.3″ | 4.7″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 6.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 26°F | 0.9″ | 4.8″ | 253 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 34°F | 1.7″ | 3.2″ | 265 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 309 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 62°F | 3.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | 2.0″ | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.5″ | 3.3″ | 218 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 5.2″ | 196 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