Hot-summer humid continental
Holton, Kansas
Jackson County, Kansas · Population 3.4k · 1,115 ft elevation
Living in Holton
Holton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Holton at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 1,115 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,931 hrs61th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 263 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 554 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 3.6″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 19°F | 1.3″ | 4.4″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 1.0″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.9″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 0.9″ | 195 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 3.3″ | 174 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