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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Cass County / Belton / Zip Codes
Belton, Missouri has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F and in the winter it can drop to around 20°F. Rainfall is about 36 inches annually, divided fairly evenly between spring, summer, fall, and winter months. Snowfall can range from light snowfall during milder winters to heavy snowfall during colder ones. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms and occasionally experiences severe weather such as hail and tornadoes.

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

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Belton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 20
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 Belton is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Belton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelton, MissouriUnited States
  42.0 in.38.1 in.
  14.3 in.27.8 in.
  94.2 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  20.2°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 Belton with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Belton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belton are September, May and June.
In Belton, there are 27.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belton with an average of 20.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Belton, there are 103.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Belton, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Belton 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 Belton.
June is the wettest month in Belton with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Belton means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Belton with 11.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 94.2 rainy days annually in Belton, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.3 inches in Belton means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Belton with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Patricia · Belton, MO
Belton, Mo
Over 18 years ago

Belton is a great place to call home and raise children. The schools are A+ and crime is low. It does get very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I had lived in  More

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