Climate in Phelps County, Missouri

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

Phelps County averages 14 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 Phelps County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Phelps 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 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Phelps County with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Phelps County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Phelps County are September, May and June.

In Phelps County, there are 28.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Phelps County with an average of 20.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

In Phelps County, there are 108.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

In Phelps County, there are 2.9 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County.

May is the wettest month in Phelps 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 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Phelps County means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Phelps County with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in Phelps County, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in Phelps County means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Phelps County with 4.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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