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Knox City, MO has a warm and humid continental climate, characterized by changeable weather conditions throughout the year. Summers are pleasantly warm and humid, while winters are cold but generally snowfall is minimal. Spring and autumn months tend to be mild with rain showers common during both seasons. The average temperature in July, the warmest month, is around 81°F (27°C) while the average temperature in January, the coldest month of the year, is around 28°F (-2°C).

Knox City, Missouri gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Knox City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Knox City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Knox City 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 Knox City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKnox City, MissouriUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  17.9 in.27.8 in.
  87.9 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  16.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  764 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 Knox City with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Knox City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Knox City are September, May and June.
In Knox City, there are 23.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Knox City with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Knox City, there are 119.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Knox City, there are 8.1 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 Knox 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 Knox City.
May is the wettest month in Knox City with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Knox City means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Knox City with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 87.9 rainy days annually in Knox City, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.9 inches in Knox City means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Knox City with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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