Guilford, MO Climate


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Guilford, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature usually ranges from 25°F in the winter to 84°F in the summer months. There is an average of 43 inches of precipitation annually, mainly in the form of rain and snow, with the most rainfall occurring during June and July. Winters are usually mild with occasional cold weather. Spring and fall are generally pleasant and mild with occasional thunderstorms.

Guilford, Missouri gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Guilford averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Guilford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Guilford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Guilford, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGuilford, MissouriUnited States
  37.3 in.38.1 in.
  17.6 in.27.8 in.
  81.8 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  15.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  955 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 Guilford with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Guilford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Guilford are September, June and May.
In Guilford, there are 24.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Guilford with an average of 15.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Guilford, there are 128.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Guilford, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Guilford 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 Guilford.
May is the wettest month in Guilford with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.3 inches in Guilford means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Guilford with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 81.8 rainy days annually in Guilford, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.6 inches in Guilford means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Guilford with 4.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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