Hot-summer humid continental
Lyons, Kansas
Rice County, Kansas · Population 3.6k · 1,706 ft elevation
Living in Lyons
Lyons has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lyons at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,172 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $104k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.60%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Violent crime rate
- 432 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,683 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 3.3″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 2.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 0.7″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 2.4″ | 0.2″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 69°F | 3.7″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 58°F | 2.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 217 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 1.8″ | 194 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