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United States / Missouri / Fort Leonard Wood Metro Area / Pulaski County / Fort Leonard Wood / Zip Codes
Fort Leonard Wood, MO is located in the Ozark Mountains of South-Central Missouri and has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 87°F and the average low temperature during winter months is around 28°F. Precipitation occurs throughout the year but is highest in Spring and Fall with about 4 to 5 inches per month. Snowfall is common in winter months, generally averaging 5 to 10 inches per season. Fort Leonard Wood typically experiences all four seasons with pleasant spring and fall weather.

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Leonard Wood averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Fort Leonard Wood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Leonard Wood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Fort Leonard Wood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Leonard Wood, MissouriUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  16.8 in.27.8 in.
  107.2 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  19.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  1075 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 Fort Leonard Wood with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Fort Leonard Wood, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Leonard Wood are September, May and June.
In Fort Leonard Wood, there are 24.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Leonard Wood with an average of 19.7°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Fort Leonard Wood, there are 112.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Fort Leonard Wood, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Fort Leonard Wood 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 Fort Leonard Wood.
May is the wettest month in Fort Leonard Wood with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Fort Leonard Wood means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Leonard Wood with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 107.2 rainy days annually in Fort Leonard Wood, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.8 inches in Fort Leonard Wood means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Fort Leonard Wood with 5.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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