Hot-summer humid continental
Centralia, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri · Population 4.6k · 892 ft elevation
Living in Centralia
Centralia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Centralia at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $166k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $723/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 616 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 11.6″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 12.6″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 9.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | 0.9″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 6.4″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 12.1″ | 148 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