Hot-summer humid continental
Canton, Missouri
Lewis County, Missouri · Population 2.7k · 492 ft elevation
Living in Canton
Canton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Canton at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,752 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $548/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 70%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 36 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 401 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 10.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 12.0″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 9.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 1.4″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 8.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 12.3″ | 140 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