Joplin Metro Area, MO Climate

The climate in the Joplin, MO Metro Area is typically humid and subtropical. The area experiences hot, humid summers with temperatures often reaching 90°F or higher. Spring and fall are generally mild with temperatures in the mid to high 60's. Winter months are cool with temperatures between 30-50°F. The average annual rainfall for the area is 40 inches, making it one of the rainiest regions in Missouri. Thunderstorms are common during summer months as well and can often bring tornadoes to the region.

Joplin Metro Area, Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Joplin Metro Area averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Joplin Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Joplin Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Joplin metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Joplin metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Joplin, Missouri	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	9.8 in.	27.8 in.
	89.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	89.6°	85.8°
	23.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	1066 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the Joplin metro area with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In the Joplin metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Joplin metro area are May, September and June.

In the Joplin metro area, there are 42.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Joplin metro area with an average of 23.1°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In the Joplin metro area, there are 94.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In the Joplin metro area, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Joplin metro area during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the Joplin metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Joplin metro area with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the Joplin metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the Joplin metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 89.1 rainy days annually in the Joplin metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.8 inches in the Joplin metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the Joplin metro area with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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