Hot-summer humid continental
Norton, Kansas
Norton County, Kansas · Population 2.7k · 2,339 ft elevation
Living in Norton
Norton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Norton at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 2,339 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,124 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $94k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 8 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 202th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 14°F | 0.4″ | 3.5″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 5.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 2.6″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 35°F | 2.7″ | 1.1″ | 255 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 52°F | 2.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 38°F | 2.3″ | 0.9″ | 238 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 1.2″ | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 16°F | 0.8″ | 4.7″ | 184 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