Humid subtropical
Piedmont, Missouri
Wayne County, Missouri · Population 2.9k · 502 ft elevation
Living in Piedmont
Piedmont has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Piedmont: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 700 ft around town.
Piedmont at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $102k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $639/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,825 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 2.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 35°F | 4.7″ | 1.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 5.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 5.0″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 35°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 1.9″ | 153 hrs |
Near Piedmont
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology