Carter County, MO Climate

Carter, MO County has a humid continental climate with moderate temperatures throughout the year. Summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold, with temperatures typically dropping below freezing. Precipitation is plentiful in Carter, MO County, with most of it occurring during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall occurs occasionally during winter months. The area is subject to occasional extreme weather events such as tornadoes and flooding, but these occurrences are relatively rare.

Carter County, Missouri gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carter County averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Carter County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carter County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Carter, Missouri	United States
	47.4 in.	38.1 in.
	8.1 in.	27.8 in.
	93.1 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	90.5°	85.8°
	21.0°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	720 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 Carter County with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Carter County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carter County are May, September and April.

In Carter County, there are 48.0 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 Carter County with an average of 21.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

In Carter County, there are 109.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In Carter County, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Carter 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 Carter County.

May is the wettest month in Carter County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Carter County means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Carter County with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in Carter County, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.1 inches in Carter County means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Carter County with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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