Hot-summer humid continental
Columbia, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri · Population 127k · 719 ft elevation
Living in Columbia
Columbia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Columbia at a glance
- Population
- 127k
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,819 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $268k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,067/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 359 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,891 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 5.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 4.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 2.0″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 5.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 3.5″ | 156 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