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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / New Madrid County / Parma / Zip Codes
Parma, MO has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature in Parma is around 88°F with an average high of 95°F and an average low of 79°F. During the winter, temperatures can drop to as low as 20°F with an average temperature of 37°F and an average high of 44°F. The area usually receives about four inches of rain each month from March-November. Snowfall averages around 4.5 inches per year, but can be higher in some years.

Parma, Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parma averages 5 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 Parma. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parma 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Parma, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 Parma with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Parma, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Parma are May, September and October.
In Parma, there are 48.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Parma with an average of 26.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Parma, there are 71.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Parma, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Parma 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 Parma.
May is the wettest month in Parma with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Parma means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Parma with 10.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 100.0 rainy days annually in Parma, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.3 inches in Parma means that it is one of the least snowy places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Parma with 1.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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