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United States / Missouri / No Metro Area / Daviess County / Winston / Zip Codes
Winston, MO has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in Winston are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit during the hottest months. Winters can be bitterly cold at times, with average lows dipping into the teens and occasional snowfall occurring between December and March. Spring brings mild temperatures and plenty of rain to the region, while autumn is generally dry and cool.

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

Winston averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Winston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Winston, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWinston, MissouriUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  15.6 in.27.8 in.
  87.8 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  1056 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 Winston with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Winston, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winston are September, June and May.
In Winston, there are 22.1 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 Winston with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Winston, there are 125.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
In Winston, there are 7.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Winston 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 Winston.
June is the wettest month in Winston with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Winston means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Winston with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 87.8 rainy days annually in Winston, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.6 inches in Winston means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Winston with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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