Hot-summer humid continental
Ottawa, Kansas
Franklin County, Kansas · Population 13k · 909 ft elevation
Living in Ottawa
Ottawa 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 40″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ottawa at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,907 hrs58th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $166k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $949/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.72%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 188 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,137 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 3.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 2.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 2.3″ | 0.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 5.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 3.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 2.6″ | 173 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