Hot-summer humid continental
Shawnee, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas · Population 68k · 794 ft elevation
Living in Shawnee
Shawnee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shawnee at a glance
- Population
- 68k
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $333k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,233/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.14%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 228 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,378 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 5.0″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 5.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 1.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 5.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.5″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 1.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 4.3″ | 169 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