Advance, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Advance's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 32°C.
- NOAA stationAdvance (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSW00093825
- Location37.10°N 89.92°W
- Elevation360 ft (110 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,335
On October 22, the normal high in Advance is 68°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Advance.
- Jan 42° 25°
- Feb 48° 27°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 58°
- Oct 71° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 46° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Advance each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 25°F | 33.2°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 27°F | 37.3°F | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 35°F | 46.1°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 45°F | 56.7°F | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 66.8°F | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 65°F | 75.3°F | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 69°F | 78.9°F | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 66°F | 76.9°F | – | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 58°F | 69.7°F | – | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 35°F | 45.8°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 28°F | 36.8°F | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 46°F | 56.8°F | – | 44 | 97 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −4°C | 0.7°C |
| February | 9°C | −3°C | 2.9°C |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.1°C |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C |
| September | 28°C | 14°C | 20.9°C |
| October | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 7.7°C |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 2.7°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sikeston (22 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093825; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Advance?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093825.
When is the last frost in Advance?
In Advance, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 15 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Advance in zone 7a in ZIP code 63730, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00093825; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Advance?
In a normal year in Advance, 44 days a year reach 90°F and 97 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 97a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 106°F, on June 30, 1952; the lowest is −21°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 67.10 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 36.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093825; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093825. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Advance?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Advance, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.2 |
| February | 65% | 2.8 |
| March | 67% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.1 |
| May | 75% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 82% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.5 |
| November | 72% | 2.5 |
| December | 64% | 1.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Advance need?
A normal year in Advance brings 4,431 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,460 cooling degree days, 61% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,268 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 986 | 0 |
| February | 776 | 0 |
| March | 590 | 3 |
| April | 275 | 24 |
| May | 63 | 120 |
| June | 4 | 312 |
| July | 0 | 432 |
| August | 1 | 369 |
| September | 32 | 173 |
| October | 255 | 24 |
| November | 579 | 2 |
| December | 873 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,431 | 1,460 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093825. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Advance's climate compare?
Advance is warmer than 106 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.8°F is warmer than 66%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Advance share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Bloomfield, MO1,742 people · 14 mi S
- Bell City, MO461 people · 7 mi SE
- Perkins, MO149 people · 8 mi E
- Zalma, MO77 people · 10 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Advance's climate
What is the coldest month in Advance?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Advance?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Advance's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sikeston (22 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Advance in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Advance in zone 7a in ZIP code 63730, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Advance?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Marble Hill, MO15 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Cape Girardeau, MO21 miles from this station, 57.7°F a year
- Sikeston, MO22 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Wappapello Dam, MO24 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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