Rensselaer, MO Climate


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Rensselaer, MO has a moderate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures regularly reaching the mid to upper 80s during the day and dropping into the lower 70s at night. Winters are cold with average temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to low 30s. Snowfall is common in winter months, especially in January and February. Precipitation is spread throughout the year but slightly more likely to occur in spring and summer months.

Rensselaer, Missouri gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rensselaer averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Rensselaer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rensselaer gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rensselaer, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRensselaer, MissouriUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  12.0 in.27.8 in.
  103.1 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  18.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  699 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.

July is the hottest month for Rensselaer with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Rensselaer, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rensselaer are September, May and June.
In Rensselaer, there are 26.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rensselaer with an average of 18.8°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Rensselaer, there are 106.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Rensselaer, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer.
May is the wettest month in Rensselaer with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Rensselaer means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Rensselaer with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 103.1 rainy days annually in Rensselaer, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.0 inches in Rensselaer means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Rensselaer with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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