Cold semi-arid
Hugoton, Kansas
Stevens County, Kansas · Population 4.1k · 3,120 ft elevation
Living in Hugoton
Hugoton has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hugoton at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 3,120 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,400 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $118k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $925/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.88%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 508 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 2.9″ | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 23°F | 0.3″ | 1.5″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 2.8″ | 263 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 0.5″ | 282 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 50°F | 2.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 65°F | 2.7″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 55°F | 1.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 29°F | 0.5″ | 1.1″ | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 4.0″ | 209 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