Hot-summer humid continental
Pacific, Missouri
Franklin County, Missouri · Population 7.3k · 463 ft elevation
Living in Pacific
Pacific has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ 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 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pacific at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,820 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $914/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 263 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 966 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 2.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.3″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 2.7″ | 150 hrs |
Near Pacific
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology