Hot-summer humid continental
Macon, Missouri
Macon County, Missouri · Population 5.5k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Macon
Macon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Macon at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,821 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $760/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 181 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 960 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 5.6″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 3.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 1.3″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 5.5″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 0.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 155 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