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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Clay County / Oakwood Park / Zip Codes
Oakwood Park, MO has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm to hot summers and cold winters. The average summer high temperature is around 84 degrees Fahrenheit while the average winter low temperature is 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are fairly even throughout the year, with rain and snow being the dominant forms of precipitation. The area receives an average of 40 inches of rainfall annually and 18 inches of snowfall each winter season. The area also experiences occasional severe weather conditions such as thunderstorms, flooding, and hailstorms throughout the year.

Oakwood Park, Missouri gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oakwood Park averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Oakwood Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oakwood Park 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Oakwood Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOakwood Park, MissouriUnited States
  40.5 in.38.1 in.
  15.8 in.27.8 in.
  101.8 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  20.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  1001 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 Oakwood Park with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Oakwood Park, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oakwood Park are September, May and June.
In Oakwood Park, there are 34.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oakwood Park with an average of 20.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Oakwood Park, there are 101.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Oakwood Park, there are 3.1 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 Oakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park.
June is the wettest month in Oakwood Park with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.5 inches in Oakwood Park means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Oakwood Park with 11.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in Oakwood Park, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.8 inches in Oakwood Park means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Oakwood Park with 4.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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