Hot-summer humid continental
Junction City, Kansas
Geary County, Kansas · Population 22k · 1,122 ft elevation
Living in Junction City
Junction City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Junction City at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,995 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,019/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.60%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%
- Violent crime rate
- 609 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,855 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 1.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 1.9″ | 1.1″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 2.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 46°F | 2.3″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 0.4″ | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 1.0″ | 182 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