Hot-summer humid continental
Lansing, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas · Population 11k · 863 ft elevation
Living in Lansing
Lansing 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 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lansing at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,163/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.38%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 450 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 4.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 5.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 1.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 5.5″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 1.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 5.5″ | 169 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