Hot-summer humid continental
Monroe City, Missouri
Monroe County, Missouri · Population 3.2k · 748 ft elevation
Living in Monroe City
Monroe City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ 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 good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Monroe City at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,803 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $662/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 74 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 736 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 3.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 3.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 1.6″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 3.1″ | 147 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