Cape Girardeau Metro Area, MO Climate

The climate in the Cape Girardeau, MO Metro Area is generally mild and pleasant for most of the year. The area has four distinct seasons with hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures typically range from the high 70s to low 90s, while winter temperatures can drop into the teens. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging between 30-40 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 8-10 inches each year, but larger amounts are not uncommon in particularly cold years. In general, the climate is ideal for a variety of activities and outdoor recreation, making it an attractive place to live or visit.

Cape Girardeau Metro Area, Missouri gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cape Girardeau Metro Area averages 9 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 Cape Girardeau Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cape Girardeau Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Cape Girardeau metro area, 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.

July is the hottest month for the Cape Girardeau metro area with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In the Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau metro area are May, September and October.

In the Cape Girardeau metro area, there are 39.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Cape Girardeau metro area with an average of 23.3°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In the Cape Girardeau metro area, there are 95.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In the Cape Girardeau metro area, there are 1.7 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 the Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Cape Girardeau metro area with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in the Cape Girardeau metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the Cape Girardeau metro area with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 100.4 rainy days annually in the Cape Girardeau metro area, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in the Cape Girardeau metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in the Cape Girardeau metro area with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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