Hot-summer humid continental
Bethany, Missouri
Harrison County, Missouri · Population 3.2k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Bethany
Bethany has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bethany at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,798 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $634/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 824 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 1.0″ | 5.4″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 5.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 2.1″ | 3.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 5.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 1.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 5.6″ | 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