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Cat Covey™
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Metro St. Louis, MO

Cat Covey throw on a sofa, cat nested in the cave at the foot end, St. Louis, MO
Communities
8
Surrounding pop.
504,049
Radius
99 mi
Days under 45°F
141

Definition

For coverage purposes, metro St. Louis is St. Louis, MO together with every incorporated community within 99 miles that is closer to St. Louis than to any other metro anchor — 8 communities and about 504,049 people beyond the core city. Communities are assigned to their nearest anchor, so the boundaries follow travel distance rather than county lines.

Geography

The anchor sits at 38.6270°, -90.1994°. Coverage extends in 5 compass directions from it, reaching 99 miles at its furthest. The largest surrounding community is Springfield, IL — 117,006 people, 85 miles north.

Climate

Between October and April the St. Louis area averages an overnight low of 37.5°F and reaches -1°F at its coldest, with 141 days below 45°F — about 4.6 months. A cat’s thermoneutral zone starts around 86°F against a typical indoor 64–72°F, so those are the months an indoor cat here is actively hunting for a heat source.

Source: Open-Meteo historical archive, 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-30.

A cat walking into the stay-open cave of a Cat Covey throw, St. Louis, MO

Municipalities

Grouped by population. Each has its own page with local figures.

Places with 100,000 to 399,999 inhabitants1

Places with 75,000 to 99,999 inhabitants1

Places with 50,000 to 74,999 inhabitants3

Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants3

Cat Covey in this market

A 60″ × 50″ throw with a stay-open pouch sewn into the foot end. The cat takes the cave. Micro Mink fleece outside at 280–320 GSM, Sherpa lining the pouch at 200–250 GSM. Purrch $79, Clowder $99, Nines $119 — free shipping over $79, everywhere in this metro.

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