Hot-summer humid continental

De Soto, Missouri

Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 6.5k · 545 ft elevation

Living in De Soto

De Soto 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 44″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).

Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

De Soto at a glance

Population
6.5k
Elevation
545 ft
Average daily high
67°F54th percentile
Average daily low
45°F47th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
9″44th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,820 hrs51th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$144k17th percentile
Median rent
$828/mo16th percentile
Median household income
$46k10th percentile
Property tax rate
0.87%42th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.4%
Unemployment rate
5.2%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
12.481th percentile
Average commute
36 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
568 per 100k90th percentile
Property crime rate
3,529 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9151th percentile
Outdoor access
6059th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
656 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in De Soto, Missouri
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan41°F23°F2.7″2.1″159 hrs
Feb47°F26°F2.5″2.7″154 hrs
Mar57°F34°F4.0″1.1″196 hrs
Apr68°F44°F4.9″0.2″240 hrs
May76°F54°F4.8″—276 hrs
Jun85°F63°F4.7″—323 hrs
Jul89°F67°F3.8″—335 hrs
Aug87°F66°F3.6″—307 hrs
Sep81°F57°F3.4″—272 hrs
Oct70°F46°F2.8″—225 hrs
Nov56°F35°F3.5″0.6″182 hrs
Dec45°F27°F2.8″2.5″150 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