Hot-summer humid continental
Palmyra, Missouri
Marion County, Missouri · Population 3.6k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Palmyra
Palmyra has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Palmyra at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,751 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $852/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 30 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 687 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 3.4″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 3.1″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 1.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 3.1″ | 140 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