Adair County, MO Climate

Adair, MO County has a mild climate throughout the year. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching up to the mid-80s while winters tend to be cold with temperatures dropping into the teens and occasionally single digits. The area sees an average of 42 inches of rain per year and snowfall averages around 20 inches each season. In general, the spring and fall months tend to be comfortable with temperatures in the 40s and 50s.

Adair County, Missouri gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Adair County averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Adair County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Adair County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 15
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Adair County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Adair, Missouri	United States
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	85.6°	85.8°
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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 Adair County with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In Adair County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adair County are September, June and May.

In Adair County, there are 17.3 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 Adair County with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In Adair County, there are 128.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In Adair County, there are 8.1 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 Adair County 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 Adair County.

May is the wettest month in Adair County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in Adair County means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Adair County with 11.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 97.5 rainy days annually in Adair County, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.8 inches in Adair County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in Adair County with 5.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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