Hot-summer humid continental
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas · Population 37k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Leavenworth
Leavenworth has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Leavenworth at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $176k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,135/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 455 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,693 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 4.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 5.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 69°F | 4.3″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 68°F | 5.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 1.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 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