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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Mississippi County / East Prairie / Zip Codes
East Prairie, MO has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The average summer temperature in East Prairie is around 77°F, while the average winter temperature is approximately 34°F. While temperatures can get quite hot during the summer months, with occasional heat waves lasting several days, winters remain relatively mild compared to other places in the U.S., with temperatures seldom dropping below freezing for extended periods of time. Precipitation is plentiful year-round in East Prairie, with an annual average of 43 inches of rain and snow combined.

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

East Prairie averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in East Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Prairie 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.2 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in East Prairie, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Prairie, MissouriUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  98.7 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  26.6°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  305 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 East Prairie with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In East Prairie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Prairie are May, September and October.
In East Prairie, there are 53.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Prairie with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In East Prairie, there are 72.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In East Prairie, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in East Prairie 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 East Prairie.
May is the wettest month in East Prairie with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in East Prairie means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in East Prairie with 10.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 98.7 rainy days annually in East Prairie, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in East Prairie means that it is one of the least snowy places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in East Prairie with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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