Hot-summer humid continental
Wildwood, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 35k · 771 ft elevation
Living in Wildwood
Wildwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wildwood at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 771 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,821 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $473k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,575/mo71th percentile
- Median household income
- $158k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- 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 | 21°F | 2.4″ | 4.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 3.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 1.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 3.0″ | 150 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