Hot-summer humid continental
Lemay, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 16k · 476 ft elevation
Living in Lemay
Lemay 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 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 62 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lemay at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 476 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $139k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $879/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 4.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 3.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | 0.3″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 5.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 3.1″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.0″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 2.9″ | 142 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