Hot-summer humid continental
Wright City, Missouri
Warren County, Missouri · Population 5k · 728 ft elevation
Living in Wright City
Wright City 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 41″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wright City at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $217k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $861/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 165 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 329 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 2.6″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 1.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 2.7″ | 149 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