Hot-summer humid continental
Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri · Population 4.6k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Lexington
Lexington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°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 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lexington at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $713/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 306 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 917 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 4.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 3.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 5.1″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 5.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 0.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 4.1″ | 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