Cairo, MO Climate


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Cairo, Missouri experiences a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers with mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months (June through August) is typically in the mid 80s Fahrenheit, while the average low temperatures for those months are usually in the mid 60s. During the winter months (December through February), the average high temperatures range from 40-50°F and lows can dip into the teens. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout all seasons, with an average of about 48 inches per year.

Cairo, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Cairo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cairo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateCairo, MissouriUnited States
  42.5 in.38.1 in.
  14.3 in.27.8 in.
  100.4 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  18.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  856 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 Cairo with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Cairo, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cairo are September, May and June.
In Cairo, there are 27.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cairo with an average of 18.1°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Cairo, there are 112.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Cairo, there are 5.2 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 Cairo 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 Cairo.
May is the wettest month in Cairo with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in Cairo means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Cairo with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 100.4 rainy days annually in Cairo, which is rainier 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.3 inches in Cairo means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Cairo with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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