Zip 64496 (Watson, MO) Climate

64496 Watson, MO has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86°F while the average low in winter months is below freezing at 26°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with snowfall occurring from late autumn to early spring. During the hottest summer months, thunderstorms are common. The area experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season on average.

Watson (zip 64496), Missouri gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Watson (zip 64496) averages 24 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 Watson (zip 64496). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Watson (zip 64496) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 15
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 64496 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.4 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 64496 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 64496 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 64496 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 64496 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 64496 zip code, there are 28.7 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 64496 zip code with an average of 15.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64496 zip code, there are 131.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64496 zip code, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 64496 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 64496 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 64496 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.2 inches in the 64496 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 64496 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 83.5 rainy days annually in the 64496 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.0 inches in the 64496 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in the 64496 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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