Hot-summer humid continental
St. Peters, Missouri
St. Charles County, Missouri · Population 58k · 436 ft elevation
Living in St. Peters
St. Peters has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Peters at a glance
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 436 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,809 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $253k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,291/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.19%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 172 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 762 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 4.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 5.0″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 2.7″ | 146 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