Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:59 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:41 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 18°F35 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month June17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days49 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wamego 4 W station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsWamego Recreation Complexrecreation area · 4.0 miWamego City Parkpark · 4.3 miJeffery Energy Center Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 9,737 acresPottawatomie State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.2 mi · 255 acresBolton Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 633 acresPottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlifestate recreation area · 14.8 mi · 170 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 10 Oct 202450 mi away, near Woodbine, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 10 Oct 202450 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPottawatomie County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025234 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 238main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Shawnee County, KS, 34 mi away
Drinking waterPottawatomie Co Rwd 1serves 7,535 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,015 ft309 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWamego Health Center4.0 miPost officeWamego Post Office4.4 miTown hallWamego City Hall4.4 miPoliceSaint George Police Department6.8 miFire stationLouisville Township Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeManhattan Christian College14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManhattan Regional Airport MHK20 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI87 miInterstateI-7014 miUS highwayUS 243.6 miAmtrakTopeka, KS TOP39 miCoachManhattan KSGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66450 ZIP area.
