Huntsville, MO Climate


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Huntsville, MO has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 77°F and in the winter it drops to an average of 33°F. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with most of it falling during the spring months. The area experiences over 40 inches of rain annually, with snowfall reaching up to 15 inches each winter. Winds are generally light across all seasons, with gusts averaging up to 15 mph in the summer months.

Huntsville, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntsville averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Huntsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntsville 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateHuntsville, MissouriUnited States
  42.5 in.38.1 in.
  15.0 in.27.8 in.
  99.4 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  18.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  801 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 Huntsville with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Huntsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Huntsville are September, May and June.
In Huntsville, there are 27.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Huntsville with an average of 18.2°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Huntsville, there are 112.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Huntsville, there are 5.2 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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville.
June is the wettest month in Huntsville with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in Huntsville means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Huntsville with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 99.4 rainy days annually in Huntsville, 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 Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.0 inches in Huntsville means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Huntsville with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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