Williamstown, MO Climate

Williamstown, MO has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with an average of about 53 inches annually. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, although thunderstorms and other forms of severe weather are more common during the spring months. Snowfall is also possible in winter months, but it is usually light and melts quickly.

Climate	Williamstown, Missouri	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.