Hot-summer humid continental
Knob Noster, Missouri
Johnson County, Missouri · Population 2.8k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Knob Noster
Knob Noster has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Knob Noster at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,836 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $147k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $872/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 202 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 168 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 4.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 2.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 1.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 5.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 2.9″ | 161 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