Hot-summer humid continental
Jefferson City, Missouri
Cole County, Missouri · Population 43k · 640 ft elevation
Living in Jefferson City
Jefferson City 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 44″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Jefferson City at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,816 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $766/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 348 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,802 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 2.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 2.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 2.5″ | 155 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