Hot-summer humid continental
Old Jamestown, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 21k · 568 ft elevation
Living in Old Jamestown
Old Jamestown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Old Jamestown at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $230k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,706/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.53%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Violent crime rate
- 251 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,286 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 5.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 4.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 47°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 71°F | 3.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 69°F | 3.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 61°F | 3.0″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 3.2″ | 137 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