Dent County, MO Climate


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Dent County, Missouri is generally warm and humid in the summer months with temperatures often reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit. In the winter months, temperatures typically stay above freezing but can dip below freezing occasionally. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year with most of it occurring during late spring and early summer. Snow is sometimes seen in Dent County during winter months, but it usually doesn't stick around for very long because of the milder climate in this area of Missouri.

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

Dent County averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Dent County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dent County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dent County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Dent County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

August is the hottest month for Dent County with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Missouri. In Dent County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dent County are September, May and June.
In Dent County, there are 30.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dent County with an average of 20.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Dent County, there are 106.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.
In Dent County, there are 3.4 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 Dent 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 Dent County.
May is the wettest month in Dent County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Dent County means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Dent County with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in Dent County, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.8 inches in Dent County means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Dent County with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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