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United States / Missouri / Springfield Metro Area / Polk County / Pleasant Hope / Zip Codes
Pleasant Hope, MO has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Annual precipitation averages around 40 inches in the form of rain, snow or ice. Spring and fall tend to bring mild temperatures with occasional thunderstorms and showers. Summers can be quite hot with temperatures often reaching into the 90s during July and August. Winter months can be cold with temperatures dropping below freezing on some nights.

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

Pleasant Hope averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Pleasant Hope. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Hope gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Pleasant Hope, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePleasant Hope, MissouriUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  13.3 in.27.8 in.
  106.5 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  21.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.74.3
  1112 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.

August is the hottest month for Pleasant Hope with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Missouri. In Pleasant Hope, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant Hope are September, May and June.
In Pleasant Hope, there are 32.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pleasant Hope with an average of 21.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Pleasant Hope, there are 103.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Pleasant Hope, 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 Pleasant Hope 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 Pleasant Hope.
May is the wettest month in Pleasant Hope with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Pleasant Hope means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Pleasant Hope with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in Pleasant Hope, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.3 inches in Pleasant Hope means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Pleasant Hope with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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