St. Elizabeth, MO Climate


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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Miller County / St. Elizabeth / Zip Codes
St. Elizabeth, MO has an enjoyable climate year-round. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold but sunny, with temperatures rarely dropping below 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are typically mild and pleasant, making it a great time of the year to visit the area. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, so it's rare for St. Elizabeth to experience extreme weather events such as floods or droughts. This makes it an ideal place for outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and hiking all year round.

St. Elizabeth, Missouri gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Elizabeth averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in St. Elizabeth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Elizabeth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.3 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in St. Elizabeth, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Elizabeth, MissouriUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.8 in.27.8 in.
  96.7 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  817 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 St. Elizabeth with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In St. Elizabeth, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Elizabeth are May, September and June.
In St. Elizabeth, there are 41.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Elizabeth with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In St. Elizabeth, there are 98.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In St. Elizabeth, 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 St. Elizabeth 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 St. Elizabeth.
May is the wettest month in St. Elizabeth with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in St. Elizabeth means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in St. Elizabeth with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 96.7 rainy days annually in St. Elizabeth, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.8 inches in St. Elizabeth means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in St. Elizabeth with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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