La Belle, MO Climate


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La Belle, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature ranges from an average high of 89°F (32°C) in July to an average low of 24°F (-4°C) in January. The area receives an average of 50 inches of precipitation annually, mostly concentrated during the summer months when severe thunderstorms are common. During the winter months, the region often experiences snowfall and temperatures below freezing.

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

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

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in La Belle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Belle 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 18
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 La Belle is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

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

  ClimateLa Belle, MissouriUnited States
  38.9 in.38.1 in.
  17.7 in.27.8 in.
  87.5 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  7.37
  3.84.3
  722 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 La Belle with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In La Belle, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Belle are September, May and June.
In La Belle, there are 23.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Belle with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Belle, there are 113.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Belle, there are 6.3 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 La Belle 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 La Belle.
May is the wettest month in La Belle 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 38.9 inches in La Belle means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in La Belle with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 87.5 rainy days annually in La Belle, 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 17.7 inches in La Belle means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in La Belle with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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