Hot-summer humid continental
Cameron, Missouri
Clinton County, Missouri · Population 8.7k · 1,040 ft elevation
Living in Cameron
Cameron has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cameron at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,042/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 458 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 931 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 15°F | 1.1″ | 2.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 1.3″ | 1.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 1.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 1.6″ | 168 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