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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Lafayette County / Wellington / Zip Codes
Wellington, MO has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters with occasional snowfall. The average temperature throughout the year is 57°F, with July being the hottest month at an average of 86°F while January is the coldest month at an average of 34°F. Precipitation in Wellington averages around 40 inches per year, mostly spread out through the year with some periods of drought during certain months.

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

Wellington averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Wellington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellington 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wellington 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 Wellington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWellington, MissouriUnited States
  42.2 in.38.1 in.
  13.5 in.27.8 in.
  94.5 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.54.3
  787 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 Wellington with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Wellington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wellington are September, May and June.
In Wellington, there are 28.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wellington with an average of 18.4°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Wellington, there are 115.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Wellington, there are 3.7 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 Wellington 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 Wellington.
June is the wettest month in Wellington with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Wellington means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Wellington with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in Wellington, 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 13.5 inches in Wellington means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Wellington with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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