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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Holt County / Craig / Zip Codes
Craig, MO has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically warm and humid, with average highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are cold, with average highs in the low 30s and lows in the teens. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with high precipitation levels during both summer and winter months. Snowfall is common as well, especially during December and January.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Craig is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Craig, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCraig, MissouriUnited States
  34.2 in.38.1 in.
  17.6 in.27.8 in.
  85.0 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  869 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 Craig with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Craig, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Craig are September, May and June.
In Craig, there are 29.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Craig with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Craig, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Craig, there are 7.5 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 Craig 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 Craig.
May is the wettest month in Craig with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.2 inches in Craig means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
June is the rainiest month in Craig with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 85.0 rainy days annually in Craig, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.6 inches in Craig means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Craig with 4.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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