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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / New Madrid County / Matthews / Zip Codes
Matthews, MO has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Summers are usually sunny in Matthews with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the high 90s. Winters can be harsh with temperatures dropping as low as the single digits and snowfall reaching up to 30 inches per year. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season.

Matthews, Missouri gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Matthews averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Matthews. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Matthews 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Matthews is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

6.1 Summer - 6 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Matthews, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMatthews, MissouriUnited States
  48.2 in.38.1 in.
  3.9 in.27.8 in.
  98.7 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  26.7°21.7°
  7.17
  4.94.3
  312 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 Matthews with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Matthews, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Matthews are May, September and October.
In Matthews, there are 53.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Matthews with an average of 26.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Matthews, there are 72.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Matthews, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Matthews 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 Matthews.
May is the wettest month in Matthews with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Matthews means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Matthews with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 98.7 rainy days annually in Matthews, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in Matthews means that it is one of the least snowy places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Matthews with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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