Hot-summer humid continental
Hesston, Kansas
Harvey County, Kansas · Population 3.7k · 1,499 ft elevation
Living in Hesston
Hesston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Hesston at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 1,499 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,094 hrs76th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $183k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $722/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.54%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 345 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 2.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 1.3″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 1.2″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 4.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 65°F | 5.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 70°F | 4.2″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 59°F | 3.0″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 0.6″ | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 1.2″ | 3.2″ | 189 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