Zip 64451 (Forest City, MO) Climate

The climate in 64451 Forest City, MO is characterized by hot, humid summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically reach into the high 80s with the humidity making it feel even warmer. In the winter months, temperatures drop to a range of 20s and 30s during the day with nighttime lows dropping into the single digits or below 0°F at times. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with rainfall peaks in June and July and light snowfall in December through February.

Forest City (zip 64451), Missouri gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forest City (zip 64451) averages 19 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 Forest City (zip 64451). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest City (zip 64451) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 64451 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

8.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 64451 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Forest City, Missouri	United States
	35.0 in.	38.1 in.
	19.1 in.	27.8 in.
	81.3 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	87.0°	85.8°
	15.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	919 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 64451 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 64451 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 64451 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 64451 zip code, there are 24.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 64451 zip code with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64451 zip code, there are 126.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64451 zip code, there are 7.7 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 64451 zip code 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 64451 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 64451 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in the 64451 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.

June is the rainiest month in the 64451 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 81.3 rainy days annually in the 64451 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.1 inches in the 64451 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 64451 zip code with 5.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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