Hot-summer humid continental
Olathe, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas · Population 144k · 1,063 ft elevation
Living in Olathe
Olathe has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Olathe at a glance
- Population
- 144k
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $341k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,314/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $112k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 230 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 849 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 1.3″ | 3.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 3.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.8″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 1.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 3.4″ | 170 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