Hot-summer humid continental
Rolla, Missouri
Phelps County, Missouri · Population 20k · 1,122 ft elevation
Living in Rolla
Rolla has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rolla at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,815 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $177k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $790/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 374 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,226 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 5.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 4.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 2.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 3.4″ | 156 hrs |
Near Rolla
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology