Gunn City, MO Climate


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Gunn City, MO has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from highs of 78 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to lows of 18 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. The area receives an average of about 33 inches of precipitation annually, mostly during summer months. Winters are usually dry, with occasional snowfall. The area experiences all four seasons and temperatures can vary greatly throughout the year.

Gunn City, Missouri gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gunn City averages 14 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 Gunn City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gunn City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gunn City 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 Gunn City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGunn City, MissouriUnited States
  42.2 in.38.1 in.
  14.3 in.27.8 in.
  106.3 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  18.9°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 Gunn City with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Gunn City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gunn City are September, May and June.
In Gunn City, there are 29.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gunn City with an average of 18.9°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Gunn City, there are 110.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Gunn City, there are 3.8 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 Gunn City 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 Gunn City.
June is the wettest month in Gunn City with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Gunn City means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Gunn City with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in Gunn City, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.3 inches in Gunn City means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Gunn City with 4.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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