Zip 63147 (St. Louis, MO) Climate

The climate in 63147 St. Louis, MO is generally temperate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the high 80s in summer to the mid-20s in winter. Rainfall totals just over 40 inches throughout the year, with April and May being the rainiest months. The area sees snowfall most winters, but usually not more than a few inches at a time. Spring and fall tend to be mild, with plenty of sunshine for outdoor activities.

St. Louis (zip 63147), Missouri gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Louis (zip 63147) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in St. Louis (zip 63147). The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Louis (zip 63147) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63147 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

7.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 63147 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	St. Louis, Missouri	United States
	41.8 in.	38.1 in.
	15.1 in.	27.8 in.
	106.5 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	23.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	469 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.

July is the hottest month for the 63147 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In the 63147 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 63147 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 63147 zip code, there are 38.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 63147 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.

In the 63147 zip code, there are 82.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.

In the 63147 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 63147 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 63147 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 63147 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in the 63147 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63147 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in the 63147 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.1 inches in the 63147 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 63147 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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