Jamesport township, MO Climate


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Jamesport Township, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The summer can be hot and humid with temperatures reaching the mid-90s and occasionally higher. Winter temperatures tend to fall below freezing regularly, with snowfall typically occurring from late November to early March. Precipitation is spread out over the year with rainfall occurring throughout spring, summer, and fall months while snowfall tends to occur primarily during the winter season.

Jamesport township, Missouri gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Jamesport township. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jamesport township gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Jamesport township with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Jamesport township, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jamesport township are September, May and June.
In Jamesport township, there are 25.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jamesport township with an average of 17.0°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Jamesport township, there are 122.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Jamesport township, there are 6.6 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 Jamesport township 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 Jamesport township.
May is the wettest month in Jamesport township with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Jamesport township means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Jamesport township with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Jamesport township, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.2 inches in Jamesport township means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Jamesport township with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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