Hot-summer humid continental
Smithville, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri · Population 11k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Smithville
Smithville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Smithville at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $273k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $977/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 117 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 568 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 17°F | 1.1″ | 4.9″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 5.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 2.3″ | 1.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 5.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.9″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 1.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 4.0″ | 169 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