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United States / Missouri / Sikeston Metro Area / Scott County / Kelso / Zip Codes
Kelso, MO has a warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. The summer months are usually humid and the average high temperature during this season is around 85°F. During the winter months, temperatures are generally mild with an average high of 48°F. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, making Kelso a great place to visit year-round.

Kelso, Missouri gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kelso averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Kelso. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kelso gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kelso is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

6.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Kelso, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKelso, MissouriUnited States
  48.2 in.38.1 in.
  9.8 in.27.8 in.
  110.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  440 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 Kelso with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Kelso, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kelso are May, September and October.
In Kelso, there are 41.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kelso with an average of 24.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Kelso, there are 90.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Kelso, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Kelso 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 Kelso.
May is the wettest month in Kelso with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Kelso means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Kelso with 11.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 110.5 rainy days annually in Kelso, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.8 inches in Kelso means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Kelso with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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