Wayne County, MO Climate

Wayne, MO County has a humid continental climate, with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters. The average summer temperature is around 80°F, while the winter months usually experience temperatures in the low 20s. Precipitation is fairly abundant throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches annually. The area also experiences some extreme weather conditions such as strong winds, hail storms, and tornadoes. In general, Wayne County offers a pleasant climate with four distinct seasons that are enjoyable for outdoor activities and plenty of sunshine.

Wayne County, Missouri gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Wayne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 5.9 Winter

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

Climate	Wayne, Missouri	United States
	48.1 in.	38.1 in.
	9.6 in.	27.8 in.
	101.6 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	90.2°	85.8°
	22.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.4	4.3
	575 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 Wayne County with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In Wayne County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne County are May, September and October.

In Wayne County, there are 45.5 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 Wayne County with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In Wayne County, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In Wayne County, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

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

May is the wettest month in Wayne County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Wayne County means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Wayne County with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.6 rainy days annually in Wayne County, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.6 inches in Wayne County means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Wayne County with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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