Savannah, MO Climate


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Savannah, MO has a humid subtropical climate which is characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July, the hottest month of the year, is around 90°F (32°C) while the average low temperature in January, the coldest month of the year, is roughly 26°F (-3°C). Rainfall throughout the year is abundant with an average annual precipitation of around 45 inches (114 cm). Wind speeds tend to be light and variable throughout the year.

Savannah, Missouri gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Savannah averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Savannah. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Savannah gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Savannah is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

8.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Savannah, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSavannah, MissouriUnited States
  36.3 in.38.1 in.
  19.7 in.27.8 in.
  87.9 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  1106 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 Savannah with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Savannah, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Savannah are September, May and June.
In Savannah, there are 25.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Savannah with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Savannah, there are 121.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Savannah, there are 7.1 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 Savannah 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 Savannah.
May is the wettest month in Savannah with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Savannah means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Savannah with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 87.9 rainy days annually in Savannah, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.7 inches in Savannah means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Savannah with 5.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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