Hot-summer humid continental
Hiawatha, Kansas
Brown County, Kansas · Population 3.2k · 1,152 ft elevation
Living in Hiawatha
Hiawatha has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hiawatha at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,925 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $683/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 386 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,350 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 4.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 19°F | 1.1″ | 4.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 2.2″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | 1.1″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 1.7″ | 1.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 3.6″ | 167 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