Hot-summer humid continental
McPherson, Kansas
McPherson County, Kansas · Population 14k · 1,516 ft elevation
Living in McPherson
McPherson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
McPherson at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,516 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,094 hrs76th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $898/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 370 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,422 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 4.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 22°F | 1.2″ | 3.3″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 2.6″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 5.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 44°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 1.6″ | 0.6″ | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 2.9″ | 189 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