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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Holt County / Forest City / Zip Codes
Forest City, MO has a temperate climate with cold winters and warm summers. On average, the temperatures range from the mid 20s in winter to the upper 80s during summer months. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with snow occurring during the winter months. The area enjoys four distinct seasons which bring plenty of sunshine and plenty of rain throughout the year.

Forest City, Missouri gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forest City averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Forest City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateForest City, MissouriUnited States
  35.0 in.38.1 in.
  19.1 in.27.8 in.
  81.3 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  876 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 Forest City with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Forest City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forest City are September, May and June.
In Forest City, there are 24.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Forest City with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Forest City, there are 126.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Forest City, there are 7.7 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 Forest City 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 Forest City.
May is the wettest month in Forest City with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Forest City means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
June is the rainiest month in Forest City with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 81.3 rainy days annually in Forest City, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.1 inches in Forest City means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Forest City with 5.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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