Hot-summer humid continental
Great Bend, Kansas
Barton County, Kansas · Population 15k · 1,877 ft elevation
Living in Great Bend
Great Bend has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Great Bend at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 1,877 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,172 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $744/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 338 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,274 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 2.2″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 2.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 30°F | 1.6″ | 2.3″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | 0.3″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 2.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 42°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 29°F | 1.0″ | 1.7″ | 217 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 20°F | 1.0″ | 2.3″ | 194 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