Hot-summer humid continental
Osage City, Kansas
Osage County, Kansas · Population 2.8k · 1,089 ft elevation
Living in Osage City
Osage City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Osage City at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,955 hrs63th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $833/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.39%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 11,131 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 3.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.5″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.6″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 2.4″ | 0.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 2.0″ | 176 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