Hot-summer humid continental
Eureka, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 12k · 459 ft elevation
Living in Eureka
Eureka has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eureka at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,820 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $352k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,240/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Violent crime rate
- 102 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 694 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 4.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 3.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | 0.3″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 4.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 68°F | 3.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 0.6″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 2.2″ | 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