Hot-summer humid continental
Eldon, Missouri
Miller County, Missouri · Population 4.5k · 938 ft elevation
Living in Eldon
Eldon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Eldon at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 938 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $809/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $39k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 83 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 313 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 1.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 0.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 5.0″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 5.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 4.9″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.4″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 1.7″ | 160 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