Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:54 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:34 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 20°F38 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days44 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Olathe Johnson Co Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Olathe 3e
Nearby landmarksNew Olathe Lakelake · 1.3 miPrairie Center Pondlake · 1.3 miMidAmerica Nazarene Universitycollege · 5.4 miUniversity of Kansas - Edwards Campuscollege · 8.3 miObservation Bluffpeak · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCedar Niles (Future)park · within reach · 633 acresPrairie Centerstate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 302 acresLake Olatherecreation area · under a mile · 380 acresHillsdale Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.2 mi · 13,176 acresHillsdale State Parkstate park · 16.3 mi · 196 acresDouglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 15.9 mi · 597 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200747 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJohnson County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 188main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Johnson County monitors, KS
Drinking waterCity of Olatheserves 143,014 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation996 ft304 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOlathe Medical Center4.2 miPost officeOlathe Post Office3.4 miTown hallOlathe City Hall3.3 miPoliceOlathe Police Department4.0 miFire stationOlathe Fire Department Station 62.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPrairie Center Elementary School1.0 miCollegeMidAmerica Nazarene University5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI30 miInterstateI-354.4 miUS highwayUS 504.4 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC20 miCoachKansas City 47Th St Transit CenterGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66051 ZIP area.
