Hot-summer humid continental
Kirksville, Missouri
Adair County, Missouri · Population 17k · 991 ft elevation
Living in Kirksville
Kirksville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kirksville at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 991 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,768 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $145k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $787/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 329 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,780 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 6.0″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 4.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 2.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.8″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 5.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 2.3″ | 1.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 4.0″ | 149 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