Hot-summer humid continental

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Jackson County, Missouri · Population 103k · 1,060 ft elevation

Living in Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ 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.

Lee's Summit at a glance

Population
103k
Elevation
1,060 ft
Average daily high
65°F45th percentile
Average daily low
46°F52th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
9″44th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,876 hrs56th percentile
Median AQI
4776th percentile
Median home value
$313k60th percentile
Median rent
$1,382/mo62th percentile
Median household income
$105k77th percentile
Property tax rate
1.20%61th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.4%
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
8.448th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
61%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
111 per 100k34th percentile
Property crime rate
1,953 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
1717th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lee's Summit, Missouri
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F22°F1.0″2.6″169 hrs
Feb44°F26°F1.4″1.6″173 hrs
Mar55°F35°F2.1″1.1″205 hrs
Apr65°F45°F4.2″0.1″230 hrs
May75°F56°F5.7″—273 hrs
Jun84°F65°F5.0″—319 hrs
Jul88°F70°F4.6″—342 hrs
Aug87°F67°F4.5″—311 hrs
Sep79°F59°F3.1″—274 hrs
Oct67°F47°F3.4″0.3″222 hrs
Nov54°F36°F2.0″0.5″189 hrs
Dec43°F26°F1.4″2.4″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