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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Jackson County / Sugar Creek / Zip Codes
Sugar Creek, MO enjoys a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months can reach up to the mid-90s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures usually dip down to around 30°F or lower. The area receives moderate precipitation throughout the year, with the majority occurring between April and October. Snowfall is common in winter months, but not as much as other parts of Missouri.

Sugar Creek, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sugar Creek averages 14 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 Sugar Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sugar Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 20
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Sugar Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSugar Creek, MissouriUnited States
  43.3 in.38.1 in.
  13.6 in.27.8 in.
  99.0 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.44.3
  823 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 Sugar Creek with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Sugar Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sugar Creek are September, May and June.
In Sugar Creek, there are 29.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sugar Creek with an average of 19.8°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Sugar Creek, there are 107.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Sugar Creek, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek.
June is the wettest month in Sugar Creek with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Sugar Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Sugar Creek with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 99.0 rainy days annually in Sugar Creek, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in Sugar Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Sugar Creek with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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maria · Independence, MO
police :(
Over 14 years ago

I recently was pulled over by an Sugar Creek police officer for not stopping at a stop sign. I was very cooperative when he pulled me over. Before going back to his car  More

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