Hot-summer humid continental
Peculiar, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri · Population 5.8k · 1,007 ft elevation
Living in Peculiar
Peculiar has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Peculiar at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,908 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,152/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.14%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 94 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 910 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 4.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 4.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 1.8″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | 0.3″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 5.8″ | 0.1″ | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 1.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 4.5″ | 172 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