Hot-summer humid continental
Strafford, Missouri
Greene County, Missouri · Population 2.6k · 1,493 ft elevation
Living in Strafford
Strafford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Strafford at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,493 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,864 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $767/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 664 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,572 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 0.6″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 0.6″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 2.2″ | 165 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