Hot-summer humid continental
Belton, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri · Population 25k · 1,109 ft elevation
Living in Belton
Belton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Belton at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 1,109 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,235/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 167 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,705 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 2.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 1.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 1.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 5.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 0.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 2.4″ | 170 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