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United States / Missouri / Cape Girardeau Metro Area / Cape Girardeau County / Pocahontas / Zip Codes
Pocahontas, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter temperatures dip into the low 20s. The area typically receives about 38 inches of precipitation annually, mainly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common in the winter months, with an average of nine inches each season. Winters can be windy as well, providing a chilly atmosphere in this small Missouri town.

Pocahontas, Missouri gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pocahontas averages 10 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 Pocahontas. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pocahontas gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Pocahontas, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pocahontas are May, September and October.
In Pocahontas, there are 40.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pocahontas with an average of 23.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Pocahontas, there are 94.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Pocahontas, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas.
May is the wettest month in Pocahontas with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in Pocahontas means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Pocahontas with 11.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in Pocahontas, 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.2 inches in Pocahontas means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Pocahontas with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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