Wayland, MO Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.

Overview
Cost of Living
Crime
Climate
Interactive Map
Jobs
Weather
Schools
Education
Economy
Health
Religion
People
Politics & Voting
Housing Stats
Commute Time
Rankings
Reviews
Upgrade to Premium
United States / Missouri / Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area / Clark County / Wayland / Zip Codes
Wayland, MO has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit while average lows are around 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cold but not extremely severe, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, and snowfall is common during the winter months.

Wayland, Missouri gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wayland averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Wayland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Wayland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWayland, MissouriUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  21.9 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  201 days  Unlock
  86.4°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  7.1  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  535 ft.  Unlock
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 Wayland with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Wayland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayland are September, June and May.
In Wayland, there are 20.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wayland with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Wayland, there are 118.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Wayland, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Wayland but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Wayland.
May is the wettest month in Wayland with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Wayland means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Wayland with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Wayland, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.9 inches in Wayland means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Wayland with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Reviews for Wayland
    See all ()
Write a Review

Start Your Review of Wayland

Jobs
Compare Wayland,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Wayland, Missouri to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

Privacy Policy  •  Terms of Use  •  Returns & Refunds
© Best Places. All rights reserved.