Hot-summer humid continental
Kearney, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri · Population 11k · 866 ft elevation
Living in Kearney
Kearney has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kearney at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $275k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,000/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.04%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 88 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 447 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 17°F | 1.3″ | 5.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 6.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 2.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 5.4″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 4.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 4.6″ | 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