Hot-summer humid continental

Louisiana, Missouri

Pike County, Missouri · Population 3.2k · 482 ft elevation

Living in Louisiana

Louisiana has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).

Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Louisiana at a glance

Population
3.2k
Elevation
482 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
45°F47th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
12″48th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,803 hrs50th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$81k2th percentile
Median rent
$628/mo2th percentile
Median household income
$46k10th percentile
Property tax rate
0.80%36th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.4%
Unemployment rate
7.7%
Homes with broadband
83%14th percentile
Walkability index
8.955th percentile
Average commute
17 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
25%16th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
35%
Violent crime rate
123 per 100k37th percentile
Property crime rate
523 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
407th percentile
Outdoor access
3333th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
361 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Louisiana, Missouri
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F20°F2.0″4.5″155 hrs
Feb41°F23°F1.7″3.2″161 hrs
Mar52°F33°F3.0″1.4″198 hrs
Apr65°F44°F4.0″0.1″234 hrs
May74°F54°F4.6″—272 hrs
Jun83°F64°F4.4″—316 hrs
Jul87°F68°F3.9″—340 hrs
Aug86°F67°F3.5″—306 hrs
Sep79°F58°F3.2″—278 hrs
Oct67°F46°F2.9″—218 hrs
Nov53°F35°F3.0″0.1″179 hrs
Dec41°F25°F2.1″2.3″148 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