Hot-summer humid continental
High Ridge, Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 4.2k · 915 ft elevation
Living in High Ridge
High Ridge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
High Ridge at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,820 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $166k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,106/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 4.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 2.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 1.0″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 0.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 1.7″ | 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