Hot-summer humid continental
Nevada, Missouri
Vernon County, Missouri · Population 8k · 892 ft elevation
Living in Nevada
Nevada has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 67 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Nevada at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,906 hrs58th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $716/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 361 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,500 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 2.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 1.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 0.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 5.2″ | — | 232 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 6.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.7″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 1.5″ | 174 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