Hot-summer humid continental
Spanish Lake, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 18k · 561 ft elevation
Living in Spanish Lake
Spanish Lake 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Spanish Lake at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 561 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,073/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.94%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 7%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 11%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 5.7″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 4.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 3.2″ | 137 hrs |
Near Spanish Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology