Hot-summer humid continental
Tipton, Missouri
Moniteau County, Missouri · Population 2.7k · 938 ft elevation
Living in Tipton
Tipton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Tipton at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 938 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $768/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 3.3″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 1.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 0.7″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | — | 234 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.7″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 3.5″ | 159 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