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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Ray County / Elmira / Zip Codes
Elmira, MO is known for its temperate climate. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are mild and moderately cold - perfect for outdoor activities all year round. Precipitation is generally light to moderate throughout the year with more frequent rain in the spring. Snowfall totals can average anywhere from 10-20 inches per winter season. The town enjoys a lot of sunshine throughout the year, making it an ideal place to live if you enjoy plenty of sun but want to avoid extreme temperatures.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Elmira, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElmira, MissouriUnited States
  40.7 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  90.1 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  16.0°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  951 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 Elmira with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Elmira, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elmira are September, June and May.
In Elmira, there are 27.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elmira with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Elmira, there are 126.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Elmira, there are 6.9 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 Elmira 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 Elmira.
May is the wettest month in Elmira with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Elmira means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Elmira with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in Elmira, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Elmira means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Elmira with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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