Hot-summer humid continental
Salina, Kansas
Saline County, Kansas · Population 46k · 1,237 ft elevation
Living in Salina
Salina has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Salina at a glance
- Population
- 46k
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,075 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $911/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%
- Violent crime rate
- 449 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,308 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 3.8″ | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 0.9″ | 4.0″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 1.3″ | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 2.7″ | 0.4″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 69°F | 3.9″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 58°F | 2.6″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 2.2″ | 0.5″ | 238 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 1.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 4.1″ | 186 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