Hot-summer humid continental
Arnold, Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 21k · 584 ft elevation
Living in Arnold
Arnold has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Arnold at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,820 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,085/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 76 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 831 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 2.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 2.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 2.8″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 2.5″ | 150 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