Hot-summer humid continental
Murphy, Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 8.6k · 568 ft elevation
Living in Murphy
Murphy has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Murphy at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,820 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $961/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 4.2″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 1.1″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 3.9″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 3.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 2.1″ | 150 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