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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Harrison County / Bethany / Zip Codes
Bethany, MO has a temperate climate characterized by hot, humid summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures reach an average high of 86°F (30°C) and lows of 66°F (19°C). Winters in Bethany are often quite cold with temperatures reaching an average low of 24°F (-4°C). The area receives about 38 inches of rain per year, mostly between May and August. Snowfall in Bethany is usually light with an average of 7 inches each winter.

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

Bethany averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Bethany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bethany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bethany is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.3 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bethany, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBethany, MissouriUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  18.6 in.27.8 in.
  96.1 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  7.17
  4.54.3
  892 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 Bethany with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Bethany, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bethany are September, June and May.
In Bethany, there are 23.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bethany with an average of 14.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Bethany, there are 130.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Bethany, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bethany but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Bethany are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Bethany with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Bethany means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Bethany with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 96.1 rainy days annually in Bethany, 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 18.6 inches in Bethany means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Bethany with 5.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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