Zip 63540 (Gibbs, MO) Climate

63540 Gibbs, MO has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area tend to be humid and hot, while winters are cold and moderately dry. Spring and fall are generally mild temperatures with moderate rainfall. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 85°F, while the average low temperature during winter is about 20°F. Precipitation levels in 63540 Gibbs, MO usually range between 30-50 inches per year, making it an ideal place to visit when looking for mild weather and plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Gibbs (zip 63540), Missouri gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gibbs (zip 63540) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Gibbs (zip 63540). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gibbs (zip 63540) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63540 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 63540 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gibbs, Missouri	United States
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	85.9°	85.8°
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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 63540 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In the 63540 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 63540 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 63540 zip code, there are 19.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 63540 zip code with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 63540 zip code, there are 124.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 63540 zip code, there are 6.9 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 63540 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 63540 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 63540 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in the 63540 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63540 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 99.6 rainy days annually in the 63540 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.4 inches in the 63540 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in the 63540 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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