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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Daviess County / Lake Viking / Zip Codes
Lake Viking, MO has a typical Midwestern climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 79°F (26°C), while the average temperature in January is 24°F (-4°C). Precipitation throughout the year is fairly even, with an average of 38 inches (97 cm) of rain and snow falling per year. Lake Viking also experiences mild winds throughout the year and can experience occasional thunderstorms during the summer months.

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

Lake Viking averages 16 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 Lake Viking. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Viking 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateLake Viking, MissouriUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  16.2 in.27.8 in.
  92.4 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  869 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 Lake Viking with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Lake Viking, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Viking are September, June and May.
In Lake Viking, there are 21.9 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 Lake Viking with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Lake Viking, there are 125.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Lake Viking, there are 7.9 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 Lake Viking 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 Lake Viking.
May is the wettest month in Lake Viking with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Lake Viking means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Viking with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Lake Viking, 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 16.2 inches in Lake Viking means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Lake Viking with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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