Hot-summer humid continental
Fayette, Missouri
Howard County, Missouri · Population 2.8k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Fayette
Fayette has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fayette at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,819 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $129k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $855/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 422 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 458 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 141th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 2.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 3.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 2.4″ | 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