Hot-summer humid continental
Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri · Population 122k · 1,047 ft elevation
Living in Independence
Independence has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Independence at a glance
- Population
- 122k
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $166k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,061/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 560 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,007 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 3.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 2.6″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 1.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 6.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 5.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 5.1″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 1.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 3.5″ | 169 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