Zip 65556 (Richland, MO) Climate

Richland, MO has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and dry with temperatures dropping down to an average of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year, with spring and fall being the wettest seasons due to intense thunderstorms that occur in the area. Richland experiences a good amount of sunshine all year round, with about 15 hours of daylight in the summer months and 8 hours in winter.

Richland (zip 65556), Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richland (zip 65556) averages 11 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 Richland (zip 65556). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richland (zip 65556) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 20
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 65556 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 65556 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richland, Missouri	United States
	45.7 in.	38.1 in.
	10.5 in.	27.8 in.
	93.9 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	87.2°	85.8°
	19.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.7	4.3
	943 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.

August is the hottest month for the 65556 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 65556 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 65556 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 65556 zip code, there are 24.2 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 65556 zip code with an average of 19.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

In the 65556 zip code, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 65556 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 65556 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 65556 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 65556 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in the 65556 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 65556 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 93.9 rainy days annually in the 65556 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.5 inches in the 65556 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 65556 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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