Hot-summer humid continental
Buckner, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri · Population 2.9k · 758 ft elevation
Living in Buckner
Buckner 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 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 60 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Buckner at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 758 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $177k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,000/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Violent crime rate
- 278 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,076 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th 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 | 38°F | 20°F | 1.5″ | 3.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 2.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 1.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 6.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 5.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 5.1″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 1.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 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