Hot-summer humid continental
Parkville, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri · Population 8k · 919 ft elevation
Living in Parkville
Parkville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ 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 45, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Parkville at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $557k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,078/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $171k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 787 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 4.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 5.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 1.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 1.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 4.0″ | 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