Cold semi-arid
Liberal, Kansas
Seward County, Kansas · Population 19k · 2,848 ft elevation
Living in Liberal
Liberal has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Liberal at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 2,848 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,349 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $931/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 9%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%
- Violent crime rate
- 284 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 908 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 3.5″ | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 22°F | 0.4″ | 1.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 30°F | 1.2″ | 2.3″ | 258 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 39°F | 1.8″ | 0.4″ | 276 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 50°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 64°F | 2.7″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 42°F | 2.3″ | 0.7″ | 255 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 29°F | 0.7″ | 1.0″ | 226 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 4.6″ | 208 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