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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Vernon County / Drywood / Zip Codes
Drywood, MO is located in the Midwestern region of the United States, giving it a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Spring is mild and pleasant with temperatures ranging from mid 40s to upper 60s, while summer brings hot and humid days with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F. Autumn brings cooler temperatures, in the mid 40s to upper 50s, along with sunny days and colorful foliage. Winter brings chilly temperatures that can drop as low as 0°F on very cold nights but generally remain around 20-30°F during the day. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, averaging over 3 inches per month with some larger storms occurring randomly throughout the year.

Drywood, Missouri gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Drywood averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Drywood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Drywood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Drywood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDrywood, MissouriUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  8.9 in.27.8 in.
  98.5 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.64.3
  901 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.

August is the hottest month for Drywood with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Drywood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Drywood are May, September and June.
In Drywood, there are 41.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Drywood with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Drywood, there are 96.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Drywood, there are 2.4 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 Drywood 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 Drywood.
May is the wettest month in Drywood with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Drywood means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Drywood with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 98.5 rainy days annually in Drywood, which is about average compared to other 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 8.9 inches in Drywood means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Drywood with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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