Zip 64456 (Grant City, MO) Climate

The climate in 64456 Grant City, MO is generally mild with hot and humid summers. Winters are cold with some snowfall, but overall the temperatures remain relatively moderate throughout the year. Spring and fall months are usually pleasant with average temperatures in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit. Spring can sometimes bring violent storms that produce severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, however these storms usually pass quickly and leave little lasting damage.

Grant City (zip 64456), Missouri gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grant City (zip 64456) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Grant City (zip 64456). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grant City (zip 64456) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 64456 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.5 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 64456 zip code, 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 64456 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Missouri. In the 64456 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 64456 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 64456 zip code, there are 20.5 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 64456 zip code with an average of 13.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64456 zip code, there are 138.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64456 zip code, there are 11.5 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 64456 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 64456 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 64456 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in the 64456 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 64456 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 80.7 rainy days annually in the 64456 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in the 64456 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in the 64456 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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