Humid subtropical
Mount Vernon, Missouri
Lawrence County, Missouri · Population 4.5k · 1,237 ft elevation
Living in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,864 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $175k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $691/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 126 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 4.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 2.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 0.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 5.3″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 65°F | 3.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 3.0″ | 165 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