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Mill Spring, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures usually dip into the 20s and 30s Fahrenheit. Mill Spring's average annual rainfall is around 42 inches, allowing for plenty of rain throughout the year. Snowfall is fairly light in comparison; on average only 8 inches of snow will fall in Mill Spring per year. Overall, Mill Spring experiences pleasant weather most of the year.

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

Mill Spring averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Mill Spring. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mill Spring gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Mill Spring, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMill Spring, MissouriUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  8.2 in.27.8 in.
  101.9 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  436 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 Mill Spring with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Mill Spring, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mill Spring are May, September and October.
In Mill Spring, there are 47.0 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 Mill Spring with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Mill Spring, there are 102.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Mill Spring, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Mill Spring 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 Mill Spring.
May is the wettest month in Mill Spring with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in Mill Spring means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Mill Spring with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.9 rainy days annually in Mill Spring, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Mill Spring means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Mill Spring with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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