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United States / Missouri / Joplin Metro Area / Jasper County / Purcell / Zip Codes
Purcell, MO has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 86°F and the average low temperature is around 66°F. During the winter the average high temperature is around 41°F and the average low temperature is around 24°F. Precipitation during the year is common throughout, with an annual average of almost 45 inches. Snowfall usually occurs from November to February.

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

Purcell averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Purcell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Purcell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Purcell, 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.

August is the hottest month for Purcell with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Purcell, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Purcell are May, September and October.
In Purcell, there are 46.5 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 Purcell with an average of 24.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Purcell, there are 89.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Purcell, there are 1.2 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 Purcell 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 Purcell.
May is the wettest month in Purcell with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Purcell means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Purcell with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 88.8 rainy days annually in Purcell, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in Purcell means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Purcell with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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