Hot-summer humid continental
Butler, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri · Population 4.6k · 883 ft elevation
Living in Butler
Butler 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 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Butler at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,907 hrs58th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $772/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $36k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 791 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,838 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 2.6″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 3.0″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 6.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.4″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 2.4″ | 173 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