Rock Prairie, MO Climate


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Rock Prairie, MO has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year is around 50°F (10°C), with January being the coldest month at an average of 33°F (1°C) and July being the warmest at an average of 72°F (22°C). The area experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year with most of it occurring during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is not common but does occur occasionally when temperatures drop low enough.

Rock Prairie, Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rock Prairie averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Rock Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rock Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Rock Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRock Prairie, MissouriUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  11.9 in.27.8 in.
  95.3 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.64.3
  1115 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.

August is the hottest month for Rock Prairie with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Rock Prairie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rock Prairie are May, September and June.
In Rock Prairie, there are 37.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rock Prairie with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Rock Prairie, there are 101.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Rock Prairie, there are 2.4 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 Rock Prairie 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 Rock Prairie.
May is the wettest month in Rock Prairie with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Rock Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Rock Prairie with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 95.3 rainy days annually in Rock Prairie, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in Rock Prairie means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Rock Prairie with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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