Hot-summer humid continental
Tonganoxie, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas · Population 5.7k · 902 ft elevation
Living in Tonganoxie
Tonganoxie has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Tonganoxie at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $228k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,158/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 267 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 18°F | 0.9″ | 4.0″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 2.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 1.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 42°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 1.8″ | 0.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 3.2″ | 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