Wellston, MO Climate


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Wellston, MO has a typical Midwestern climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures typically reaching into the mid-80s on the hottest days. Winters can get quite cold, with temperatures occasionally dipping below 0°F in extreme cases. Spring and fall are milder, with average daytime highs ranging between 50-75°F. The area gets an average of 36 inches of precipitation annually, most of which comes during the spring and summer months as thunderstorms roll through the region.

Wellston, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wellston averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Wellston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 23
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Wellston, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWellston, MissouriUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  16.0 in.27.8 in.
  105.2 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  23.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  522 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 Wellston with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Wellston, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wellston are May, September and June.
In Wellston, there are 36.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wellston with an average of 23.1°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Wellston, there are 87.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Wellston, there are 1.8 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 Wellston 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 Wellston.
May is the wettest month in Wellston with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in Wellston means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Wellston with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in Wellston, which is rainier 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.0 inches in Wellston means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Wellston with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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