La Plata, MO Climate


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La Plata, MO has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 32°F while the summer months tend to reach an average of around 84°F. Precipitation levels are fairly high year round, with an annual average of 37 inches per year. Snowfall is also common in the winter months, with an average of about 11 inches each season. Overall, La Plata has a mild climate throughout the year and can be enjoyed by all who visit.

La Plata, Missouri gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Plata averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in La Plata. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Plata gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in La Plata, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLa Plata, MissouriUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  19.2 in.27.8 in.
  100.0 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  7.17
  4.24.3
  935 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 Plata with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In La Plata, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Plata are September, June and May.
In La Plata, there are 19.4 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 La Plata with an average of 16.4°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Plata, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In La Plata, there are 6.8 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 Plata 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 Plata.
May is the wettest month in La Plata with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 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 40.6 inches in La Plata means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in La Plata with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 100.0 rainy days annually in La Plata, which is rainier 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in La Plata means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in La Plata with 5.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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