Zip 63878 (Tallapoosa, MO) Climate

63878 Tallapoosa, MO has a typically humid and hot climate with mild winters. During summer months, temperatures often reach the upper 90s Fahrenheit (30s Celsius) with higher humidity levels. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures that can range from the low 40s Fahrenheit (5°C) to the mid-50s Fahrenheit (12°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with slightly higher precipitation levels during spring and summer months.

Tallapoosa (zip 63878), Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tallapoosa (zip 63878) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Tallapoosa (zip 63878). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tallapoosa (zip 63878) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 63878 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

6.3 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 63878 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tallapoosa, Missouri	United States
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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 63878 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Missouri. In the 63878 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 63878 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 63878 zip code, there are 48.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 63878 zip code with an average of 26.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.

In the 63878 zip code, there are 71.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.

In the 63878 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 63878 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 63878 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 63878 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the 63878 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 63878 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in the 63878 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.4 inches in the 63878 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in the 63878 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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