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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Lafayette County / Alma / Zip Codes
Alma, MO has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature is about 53°F (12 °C). Rainfall is normally distributed throughout the year, with an average of 41 inches (1,045 mm) per year. Depending on the season, it can be quite dry or very wet. Snow generally falls from November through March and occasionally into April. Severe storms are also not uncommon in Alma, especially during spring and summer months.

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

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Alma. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alma gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Alma with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Alma, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alma are September, May and June.
In Alma, there are 27.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Alma with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Alma, there are 113.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Alma, there are 4.6 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 Alma 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 Alma.
June is the wettest month in Alma with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Alma means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Alma with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 102.1 rainy days annually in Alma, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.7 inches in Alma means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Alma with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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