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United States / Missouri / Farmington Metro Area / St. Francois County / Bonne Terre / Zip Codes
Bonne Terre, MO has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters are mild to cool. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an annual average of 43 inches. Snowfall is light to moderate in December, January, and February. Spring and fall months typically bring mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine.

Bonne Terre, Missouri gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bonne Terre averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Bonne Terre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bonne Terre gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateBonne Terre, MissouriUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  11.9 in.27.8 in.
  103.0 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  87.1°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  830 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 Bonne Terre with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Bonne Terre, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bonne Terre are September, May and June.
In Bonne Terre, there are 24.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bonne Terre with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Bonne Terre, there are 104.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Bonne Terre, there are 2.5 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 Bonne Terre 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 Bonne Terre.
May is the wettest month in Bonne Terre with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in Bonne Terre means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Bonne Terre with 11.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Bonne Terre, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in Bonne Terre means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Bonne Terre with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Abhd · Bonne Terre, MO
pamadew
Over 18 years ago

In the last 3 years we've spent our winters in a small town in Florida (Arcadia)the same size as Bonne Terre. Obviously the winters are quite pleasant away from the  More

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