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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Texas County / Piney / Zip Codes
Piney, MO has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are generally warm and humid with average highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters can be quite cold, with lows frequently dipping below freezing and snowfall being common from December to March. The area receives plenty of rain throughout the year, particularly in May and June.

Piney, Missouri gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piney averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Piney. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piney gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Piney is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Piney, while January and December 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 Piney with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Missouri. In Piney, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Piney are September, May and June.
In Piney, there are 30.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Piney with an average of 20.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Piney, there are 107.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Piney, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Piney 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 Piney.
May is the wettest month in Piney with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.4 inches in Piney means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Piney with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 93.0 rainy days annually in Piney, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.0 inches in Piney means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Piney with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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