Tallapoosa, MO Climate


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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / New Madrid County / Tallapoosa / Zip Codes
Tallapoosa, MO has hot and humid summers with temperatures reaching up to the upper 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually mild and wet with temperatures seldom dropping below freezing. Spring and fall are very pleasant and mild, usually lasting from March to May and September to November respectively. The area typically gets about 50 inches of rain throughout the year, with most of it concentrated in the spring months. The humidity is usually high in the summer months making it feel even hotter than it actually is.

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

Tallapoosa averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Tallapoosa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tallapoosa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tallapoosa is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

6.3 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Tallapoosa, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTallapoosa, MissouriUnited States
  46.3 in.38.1 in.
  5.3 in.27.8 in.
  100.1 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  26.8°21.7°
  7.17
  4.94.3
  272 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 Tallapoosa with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Tallapoosa, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tallapoosa are May, September and October.
In Tallapoosa, there are 49.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tallapoosa with an average of 26.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Tallapoosa, there are 72.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Tallapoosa, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa.
May is the wettest month in Tallapoosa with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Tallapoosa means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Tallapoosa with 10.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 100.1 rainy days annually in Tallapoosa, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.3 inches in Tallapoosa means that it is one of the least snowy places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Tallapoosa with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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