Stotts City, MO Climate


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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Lawrence County / Stotts City / Zip Codes
Stotts City, MO has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Summers in this area are usually warm and muggy, with occasional bouts of heavy rainfall. Winters are characterized by cold temperatures, snowfall, and extreme winds. The average temperature ranges from the mid-20s in winter to the upper 80s in summer. Precipitation levels remain relatively steady throughout the year, with average annual precipitation of about 42 inches per year. Overall, Stotts City enjoys mild weather throughout the year with some extreme conditions during certain times of year.

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

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Stotts City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stotts City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
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 Stotts City is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Stotts City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateStotts City, MissouriUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  102.0 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  1145 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.

August is the hottest month for Stotts City with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Stotts City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stotts City are September, May and June.
In Stotts City, there are 33.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stotts City with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Stotts City, there are 99.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Stotts City, there are 2.5 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 Stotts City 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 Stotts City.
June is the wettest month in Stotts City with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Stotts City means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Stotts City with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Stotts City, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Stotts City means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Stotts City with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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