Wilson City, MO Climate


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Wilson City, MO has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is 83°F, while the average low temperature in winter is 23°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, totaling around 32 inches annually on average. Snowfall also occurs during the winter months, totaling anywhere from 6 to 8 inches per season. The city also experiences some extreme weather such as thunderstorms and tornadoes that are common in the Midwest region of the United States.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Wilson City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWilson City, MissouriUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  8.4 in.27.8 in.
  104.6 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  312 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 Wilson City with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Wilson City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wilson City are May, September and October.
In Wilson City, there are 44.6 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 Wilson City with an average of 25.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Wilson City, there are 81.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Wilson City, there are 1.0 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 Wilson 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 Wilson City.
May is the wettest month in Wilson City with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Wilson City means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Wilson City with 11.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in Wilson City, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Wilson City means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Wilson City with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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