Hot-summer humid continental
Ashland, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri · Population 4.8k · 909 ft elevation
Living in Ashland
Ashland has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ashland at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,819 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,188/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 19 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 342 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 6.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 4.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 1.5″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 3.4″ | 156 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