Hot-summer humid continental
Ava, Missouri
Douglas County, Missouri · Population 3k · 1,289 ft elevation
Living in Ava
Ava has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ava at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $674/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 153 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 399 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 2.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 2.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 1.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 41°F | 5.2″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 5.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 1.5″ | 164 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