Orrick, MO Climate


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Orrick, MO has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures often reach into the mid-80s with high humidity levels, while winter temperatures can dip down to single-digit readings. The area receives moderate precipitation throughout the year, including snow in the winter months. Spring and fall are usually mild and pleasant.

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

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Orrick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orrick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Orrick, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOrrick, MissouriUnited States
  42.1 in.38.1 in.
  17.0 in.27.8 in.
  91.1 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  88.2°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  718 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 Orrick with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Missouri. In Orrick, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orrick are September, May and June.
In Orrick, there are 31.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orrick with an average of 17.7°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Orrick, there are 119.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Orrick, there are 4.4 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 Orrick 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 Orrick.
June is the wettest month in Orrick with 5.4 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 42.1 inches in Orrick means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Orrick with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 91.1 rainy days annually in Orrick, which is less rainy than most 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 17.0 inches in Orrick means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Orrick with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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