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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Dade County / Sac / Zip Codes
Sac, MO has a humid continental climate, characterized by cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 90°F (32°C) with lows averaging around 70°F (21°C). Winters are much colder with average highs in the winter months only reaching around 45°F (7°C) and lows dipping to near freezing temperatures at night. On average, Sac receives 38 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it falling during the warmer months from May through September.

Sac, Missouri gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Sac. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sac gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Sac, 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 Sac with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Sac, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sac are May, September and June.
In Sac, there are 36.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sac with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Sac, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Sac, there are 2.3 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 Sac 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 Sac.
May is the wettest month in Sac with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Sac means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Sac with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in Sac, which is less rainy 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Sac means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Sac with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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