Hot-summer humid continental

Liberty, Missouri

Clay County, Missouri · Population 30k · 899 ft elevation

Living in Liberty

Liberty has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ 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 42, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Liberty at a glance

Population
30k
Elevation
899 ft
Average daily high
65°F45th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
19″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,876 hrs56th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$268k51th percentile
Median rent
$1,164/mo48th percentile
Median household income
$95k70th percentile
Property tax rate
1.15%59th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.4%
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
9.764th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
58%
Violent crime rate
108 per 100k33th percentile
Property crime rate
1,155 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9048th percentile
Outdoor access
1111th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Liberty, Missouri
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F17°F1.3″5.0″169 hrs
Feb43°F21°F1.6″6.5″173 hrs
Mar55°F31°F2.5″2.0″204 hrs
Apr66°F41°F4.1″0.1″231 hrs
May75°F52°F5.2″—274 hrs
Jun84°F63°F5.2″—320 hrs
Jul88°F67°F5.4″—343 hrs
Aug87°F64°F4.0″—311 hrs
Sep79°F55°F4.9″—274 hrs
Oct68°F43°F3.3″0.3″222 hrs
Nov54°F31°F2.1″0.9″188 hrs
Dec42°F22°F1.7″4.6″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