Rock Port, MO Climate


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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Atchison County / Rock Port / Zip Codes
Rock Port, MO has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures range from an average high of 80°F to a low of 60°F. In the winter months, temperatures are generally below freezing with an average high of 40°F and an average low of 20°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with rain and some snow in the cooler months. The area gets about 37 inches of precipitation annually.

Rock Port, Missouri gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rock Port averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Rock Port. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rock Port gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 15
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rock Port, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRock Port, MissouriUnited States
  33.5 in.38.1 in.
  23.0 in.27.8 in.
  86.5 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  14.9°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  942 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 Rock Port with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Rock Port, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rock Port are September, May and June.
In Rock Port, there are 26.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rock Port with an average of 14.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Rock Port, there are 131.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Rock Port, there are 9.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rock Port but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Rock Port are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Rock Port with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in Rock Port means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Rock Port with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 86.5 rainy days annually in Rock Port, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.0 inches in Rock Port means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Rock Port with 5.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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