Hot-summer humid continental
Buffalo, Missouri
Dallas County, Missouri · Population 3.4k · 1,198 ft elevation
Living in Buffalo
Buffalo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ 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 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Buffalo at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,865 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $647/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $33k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 28 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 196 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 4.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 1.7″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 1.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 1.5″ | 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