Hot-summer humid continental
Pratt, Kansas
Pratt County, Kansas · Population 6.6k · 1,909 ft elevation
Living in Pratt
Pratt has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pratt at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 1,909 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,215 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $103k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $809/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 197 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 744 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 3.6″ | 207 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 23°F | 1.0″ | 3.9″ | 192 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 4.1″ | 241 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 2.7″ | 0.4″ | 263 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 2.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 2.2″ | 0.1″ | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 2.6″ | 198 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