Hot-summer humid continental
Licking, Missouri
Texas County, Missouri · Population 2.8k · 1,273 ft elevation
Living in Licking
Licking has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Licking at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,273 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,826 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $614/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $33k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 132 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 757 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 3.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 1.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.1″ | 2.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 3.6″ | 158 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