Hot-summer humid continental
Hillsboro, Kansas
Marion County, Kansas · Population 2.7k · 1,457 ft elevation
Living in Hillsboro
Hillsboro has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hillsboro at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,457 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,094 hrs76th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $772/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.88%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 338 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 3.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 1.2″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 2.1″ | 1.7″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.5″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 70°F | 4.3″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 68°F | 4.0″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 1.4″ | 1.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 1.2″ | 3.1″ | 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