Zip 63541 (Glenwood, MO) Climate

Glenwood, MO has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 76°F while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 24°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed across all four seasons, and snowfall is common from November to March. The area receives an average of 39 inches of rain per year, and temperatures can drop below freezing during much of the winter months.

Glenwood (zip 63541), Missouri gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glenwood (zip 63541) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Glenwood (zip 63541). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glenwood (zip 63541) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63541 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.6 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 63541 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Glenwood, Missouri	United States
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	85.4°	85.8°
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	7.1	Unlock
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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 63541 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In the 63541 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 63541 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 63541 zip code, there are 16.6 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 63541 zip code with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 63541 zip code, there are 130.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 63541 zip code, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 63541 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 63541 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 63541 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.5 inches in the 63541 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63541 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in the 63541 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.4 inches in the 63541 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in the 63541 zip code with 5.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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