Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Pulaski County, Missouri · Population 15k · 1,112 ft elevation
Living in Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Leonard Wood at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,814 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,169/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 4.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 2.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | — | 234 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 0.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 1.0″ | 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