Hot-summer humid continental
Higginsville, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri · Population 4.8k · 827 ft elevation
Living in Higginsville
Higginsville 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 (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Higginsville at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 827 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $901/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 21 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 816 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 4.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 3.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 1.0″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 3.0″ | 161 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