Hot-summer humid continental
Oak Grove, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri · Population 8.5k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Oak Grove
Oak Grove has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oak Grove at a glance
- Population
- 8.5k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,007/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 85 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,599 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 2.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 1.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 5.6″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 3.3″ | 169 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