Cold semi-arid
Ulysses, Kansas
Grant County, Kansas · Population 5.8k · 3,061 ft elevation
Living in Ulysses
Ulysses has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ulysses at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 3,061 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,401 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $692/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%
- Violent crime rate
- 126 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 72 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 141th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 4.2″ | 214 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 3.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 27°F | 1.1″ | 3.8″ | 263 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 36°F | 1.5″ | 1.4″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 334 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 2.6″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 2.9″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 62°F | 2.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 53°F | 1.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 1.3″ | 229 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 3.8″ | 208 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