Hot-summer humid continental
Paola, Kansas
Miami County, Kansas · Population 5.8k · 932 ft elevation
Living in Paola
Paola has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ 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.
Paola at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,907 hrs58th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $195k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,069/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.39%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 359 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,025 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th 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 | 19°F | 1.2″ | 2.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 2.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 6.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.2″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 2.4″ | 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