Zip 63453 (Luray, MO) Climate

63453 Luray, MO has warm, humid summers and cold, moderately snowy winters. The temperature in the summer months averages around 75 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter months the temperatures average around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with average yearly totals of about 43 inches. There are many days with thunderstorms and occasional ice storms. Although these storms can be severe, they are usually short lived.

Luray (zip 63453), Missouri gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Luray (zip 63453) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Luray (zip 63453). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Luray (zip 63453) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63453 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.3 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 63453 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Luray, Missouri	United States
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	87.0°	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 63453 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 63453 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 63453 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 63453 zip code, there are 22.1 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 63453 zip code with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 63453 zip code, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 63453 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 63453 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 63453 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 63453 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 63453 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63453 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 92.1 rainy days annually in the 63453 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.4 inches in the 63453 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 63453 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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