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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Chariton County / Musselfork / Zip Codes
Musselfork, MO has a subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from an average low of 33°F in the winter to an average high of 90°F in the summer. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with about 4-5inches per month. During the summer months Musselfork experiences frequent thunderstorms and occasionally hurricanes which can bring heavy rains and strong winds.

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

Musselfork averages 15 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 Musselfork. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Musselfork gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Musselfork is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Musselfork, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMusselfork, MissouriUnited States
  41.4 in.38.1 in.
  14.6 in.27.8 in.
  94.4 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  17.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  791 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 Musselfork with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Musselfork, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Musselfork are September, June and May.
In Musselfork, there are 22.7 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 Musselfork with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Musselfork, there are 117.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Musselfork, there are 6.1 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 Musselfork 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 Musselfork.
June is the wettest month in Musselfork with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 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 41.4 inches in Musselfork means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Musselfork with 11.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in Musselfork, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.6 inches in Musselfork means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Musselfork with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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