Hot-summer humid continental
Sedalia, Missouri
Pettis County, Missouri · Population 22k · 925 ft elevation
Living in Sedalia
Sedalia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sedalia at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,854 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $854/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 628 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,846 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 4.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 2.7″ | 164 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | 1.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 2.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 3.2″ | 162 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