Hot-summer humid continental
St. Joseph, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri · Population 72k · 915 ft elevation
Living in St. Joseph
St. Joseph has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Joseph at a glance
- Population
- 72k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,875 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $884/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 500 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,612 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 5.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 5.9″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 2.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.7″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 1.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 21°F | 1.3″ | 5.0″ | 166 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