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The climate of Missouri (United States of America)
The state of Missouri is centrally located in the United States. When the state was founded in 1821 it became the 24th state of the United States. The landscape of Missouri consists of hills and a rolling countryside. Missouri is located in a region where a warm maritime climate (type Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification) changes into a slightly more erratic warm continental climate (type Dfa). Extreme weather conditions are not uncommon in Missouri. This is because of the absence of protecting mountains, which makes it possible for cold air coming from the north and warm air coming from the Gulf of Mexico to reach the city. During the winter there may be mild days. However, when a northern current supplies cold Arctic air temperatures may drop below zero. This mainly occurs in December, January and February when subzero temperatures may also occur during the day. On average Missouri gets 10-15 centimeters of snowfall per year which falls in 7-10 days. However, during some winters hardly any snow falls while during other years heavy snowfall can be recorded. Summers are very warm. In June, July and August temperatures around or even above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) are not uncommon. Even in September temperatures may reach tropical values. Missouri is located in Tornado Alley which is a large region in the United States where tornadoes may form. These tornadoes can be very destructive. On Sunday 22 May 2011 the city of Joplin got hit by a category EF-5 multiple vortex tornado. During this tornado about a third of the city was destroyed and 159 people lost their lives. This made it the most deadly.

Climate information of places in Missouri
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Missouri:

Cape Girardeau
Columbia
Jefferson City
Joplin
Kansas City
Saint Louis
Springfield
   

 

Climate information
Throughout Missouri several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Jefferson City and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Missouri please, visit the individual climate pages.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 3 -7 5 8 n/a
February 6 -5 6 8 n/a
March 13 1 6 11 n/a
April 20 7 8 11 n/a
May 24 12 9 11 n/a
June 29 17 10 9 n/a
July 32 20 10 8 n/a
August 31 18 9 8 n/a
September 26 14 8 9 n/a
October 21 8 7 8 n/a
November 13 2 5 9 n/a
December 6 -5 5 9 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Jefferson. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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