Hot-summer humid continental
Trenton, Missouri
Grundy County, Missouri · Population 5.5k · 856 ft elevation
Living in Trenton
Trenton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Trenton at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,797 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $93k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $704/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 358 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 680 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 4.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 4.7″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 2.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 6.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.8″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 0.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 3.5″ | 156 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