West Plains Metro Area, MO Climate


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The West Plains, MO Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that the summers tend to be hot and muggy while the winters are generally mild and rainy. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 85°F, while the average low temperatures during the winter months dip into the 30s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout all four seasons, with the heaviest rain falling between April and October. There is also an occasional snowfall during winter months, but it doesn’t usually amount to much—and usually melts quickly with warmer temperatures not far behind.

West Plains Metro Area, Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Plains Metro Area averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in West Plains Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Plains Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the West Plains metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the West Plains 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.

August is the hottest month for the West Plains metro area with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In the West Plains 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 West Plains metro area are May, September and June.
In the West Plains metro area, there are 35.2 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 West Plains metro area with an average of 22.4°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In the West Plains metro area, there are 102.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In the West Plains 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 West Plains 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 West Plains metro area.
May is the wettest month in the West Plains metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the West Plains metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in the West Plains metro area with 9.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 88.1 rainy days annually in the West Plains metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.0 inches in the West Plains metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in the West Plains metro area with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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