Warrensburg Metro Area, MO Climate

The climate in Warrensburg, MO Metro Area is a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms and temperatures reaching 90°F. Winters are mild to moderately cold with snowfall typically occurring between December and March. The area receives an average annual precipitation of 41 inches, much of it during the warm months. The region also experiences severe thunderstorms on occasion. The warmest month is July, while the coolest month is January.

Warrensburg Metro Area, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Warrensburg Metro Area averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Warrensburg Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Warrensburg Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 19
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the Warrensburg metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Warrensburg, Missouri	United States
	42.7 in.	38.1 in.
	13.3 in.	27.8 in.
	97.6 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	88.2°	85.8°
	18.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.3	4.3
	830 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 the Warrensburg metro area with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Missouri. In the Warrensburg metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Warrensburg metro area are September, May and June.

In the Warrensburg metro area, there are 31.5 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 the Warrensburg metro area with an average of 18.8°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the Warrensburg metro area, there are 111.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the Warrensburg metro area, there are 3.9 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 the Warrensburg metro area 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 the Warrensburg metro area.

June is the wettest month in the Warrensburg metro area with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in the Warrensburg metro area means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the Warrensburg metro area with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in the Warrensburg metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.3 inches in the Warrensburg metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the Warrensburg metro area with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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