Hot-summer humid continental
Fulton, Missouri
Callaway County, Missouri · Population 13k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Fulton
Fulton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fulton at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $145k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $831/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 40 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 350 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 7.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 4.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.5″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 4.9″ | 149 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