Geography
Independence is located at 39°4′47″N 94°24′24″W / 39.07972°N 94.40667°W / 39.07972; -94.40667 (39.079805, -94.406551). It lies on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the western edge of the state. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 78.25 square miles (202.67 km2), of which, 77.57 square miles (200.91 km2) of it is land and 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2) is water.
| Climate data for Independence | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
43 (6) |
54 (12) |
64 (18) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
87 (31) |
79 (26) |
67 (19) |
52 (11) |
40 (4) |
64 (18) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 17 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
42 (6) |
52 (11) |
62 (17) |
67 (19) |
65 (18) |
56 (13) |
46 (8) |
33 (1) |
23 (−5) |
43 (6) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.43 (36.3) |
1.57 (39.9) |
2.95 (74.9) |
4.14 (105.2) |
5.09 (129.3) |
5.15 (130.8) |
4.61 (117.1) |
4.73 (120.1) |
5.1 (130) |
3.37 (85.6) |
3.02 (76.7) |
1.98 (50.3) |
43.4 (1,102) |
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