Hot-summer humid continental
Russell, Kansas
Russell County, Kansas · Population 4.3k · 1,847 ft elevation
Living in Russell
Russell has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Russell at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,847 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,143 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $744/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.16%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 131th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 2.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 3.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 31°F | 1.3″ | 3.0″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 2.2″ | 0.7″ | 255 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 65°F | 3.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 2.1″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 1.7″ | 0.2″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 30°F | 1.0″ | 2.6″ | 215 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 3.2″ | 193 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