Hot-summer humid continental
Odessa, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri · Population 5.6k · 945 ft elevation
Living in Odessa
Odessa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°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 (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Odessa at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $998/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 35 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 2.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 1.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.6″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 0.7″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 3.3″ | 161 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