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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Pike County / Bowling Green / Zip Codes
Bowling Green, MO has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid 70s to lower 90s, with occasional heat waves that can push temperatures up into the upper 90s and low 100s. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures averaging in the mid-40s to lower 50s. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year and snowfall is light, making it a great place for outdoor activities throughout most of the year.

Bowling Green, Missouri gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bowling Green averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Bowling Green. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bowling Green gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bowling Green is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bowling Green, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBowling Green, MissouriUnited States
  40.0 in.38.1 in.
  13.8 in.27.8 in.
  96.3 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  892 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.

July is the hottest month for Bowling Green with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Bowling Green, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bowling Green are September, May and June.
In Bowling Green, there are 24.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bowling Green with an average of 18.4°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Bowling Green, there are 114.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Bowling Green, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green.
May is the wettest month in Bowling Green with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in Bowling Green means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Bowling Green with 11.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 96.3 rainy days annually in Bowling Green, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.8 inches in Bowling Green means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Bowling Green with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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