La Grange, MO Climate


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La Grange, MO has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and dry. Spring brings warmer weather with rainfall, while fall typically features mild temperatures and fewer rain showers. The region experiences an average of 42 inches of rain per year, mostly concentrated during the summer months. Temperatures in La Grange range from an average high of 86°F in July to an average low of 17°F in January.

La Grange, Missouri gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Grange averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in La Grange. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Grange gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 19
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in La Grange, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLa Grange, MissouriUnited States
  38.2 in.38.1 in.
  17.4 in.27.8 in.
  99.1 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  18.7°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  489 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 La Grange with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In La Grange, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Grange are September, May and June.
In La Grange, there are 25.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Grange with an average of 18.7°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Grange, there are 109.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Grange, there are 5.4 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 La Grange 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 La Grange.
May is the wettest month in La Grange with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.2 inches in La Grange means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in La Grange with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.1 rainy days annually in La Grange, which is about average compared to other 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 17.4 inches in La Grange means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in La Grange with 5.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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