Hot-summer humid continental
Richmond, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri · Population 6k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Richmond
Richmond has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Richmond at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $734/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 152 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 895 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 4.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 3.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 6.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 5.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.9″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | 0.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 4.1″ | 160 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