Zip 63469 (Shelbyville, MO) Climate

Shelbyville, MO (63469) has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature throughout the year is usually around 35°F, with lows in winter averaging 0°F and highs in summer reaching 80°F. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year and averages around 40 inches annually. Overall, Shelbyville enjoys four distinct seasons with beautiful scenery to take in all year round.

Shelbyville (zip 63469), Missouri gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelbyville (zip 63469) averages 16 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 Shelbyville (zip 63469). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelbyville (zip 63469) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63469 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 63469 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shelbyville, Missouri	United States
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	87.5°	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 63469 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 63469 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 63469 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 63469 zip code, there are 27.2 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 63469 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 63469 zip code, there are 114.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 63469 zip code, there are 6.3 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 63469 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 63469 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 63469 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in the 63469 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63469 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 86.9 rainy days annually in the 63469 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 15.6 inches in the 63469 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 63469 zip code with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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