Clinton County, MO Climate

Clinton, MO County has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold but rarely extreme. Spring and fall bring mild temperatures with occasional rain showers. The area gets an average of 44 inches of precipitation each year, which is mostly during the warmer months. The region also experiences moderate to severe weather such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, and occasionally snow. Overall, Clinton enjoys pleasant weather throughout the year, making it a great place to live or visit!

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Clinton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clinton County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter

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

Climate	Clinton, Missouri	United States
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	87.2°	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 Clinton County with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Clinton County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clinton County are September, May and June.

In Clinton County, there are 26.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clinton County with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.

In Clinton County, there are 122.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In Clinton County, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

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

May is the wettest month in Clinton County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 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 39.8 inches in Clinton County means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Clinton County with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 90.2 rainy days annually in Clinton County, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.9 inches in Clinton County means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Clinton County with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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