Hot-summer humid continental
Bolivar, Missouri
Polk County, Missouri · Population 11k · 1,070 ft elevation
Living in Bolivar
Bolivar has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bolivar at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,865 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $189k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $833/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 136 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,720 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 7.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 6.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 4.6″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 4.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 8.2″ | 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