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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Reynolds County / Ellington / Zip Codes
Ellington, MO is located in the heart of the Ozarks region and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s, while winters tend to be mild but occasionally cold. Spring and fall are generally pleasant with temperatures ranging from the high 30s to mid-70s. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year, most of it falling between March and October.

Ellington, Missouri gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ellington averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Ellington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ellington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 21
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Ellington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEllington, MissouriUnited States
  48.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.0 in.27.8 in.
  93.1 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  90.9°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  663 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 Ellington with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Ellington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ellington are May, September and April.
In Ellington, there are 50.7 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 Ellington with an average of 20.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Ellington, there are 108.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Ellington, there are 2.3 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 Ellington 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 Ellington.
May is the wettest month in Ellington with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Ellington means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Ellington with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in Ellington, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in Ellington means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Ellington with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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