Hot-summer humid continental
Blue Springs, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri · Population 59k · 984 ft elevation
Living in Blue Springs
Blue Springs 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 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Blue Springs at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 984 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,213/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 228 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,717 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 3.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 2.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 2.1″ | 1.7″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 70°F | 4.6″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 68°F | 4.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 2.0″ | 1.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 3.5″ | 169 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