Branson, MO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Branson's primary NOAA station, BRANSON AP.
The climate verdict for Branson
Water is the standout signal in Branson, Missouri: 48.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 58°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 58°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.3"
- yearly precipitation total
- 208 days
- frost-free growing season
Branson: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00230887 · Branson, MO 58°F mean · 48.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 58°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,665
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vigo Park
- PRCP-MID 48.3"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,146 HDD
- STN-1 USC00230887
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Vigo Park, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MO station list.
- Branson (this station) 58°F
- Hot Logan, WV 58°F
- Near Vigo Park, TX 58°F
- Cold Hereford, TX 57°F
- Near Barren Rvr Lake, KY 57°F
Climate Living Index · Branson
Branson: 70/100 · grade B
Branson publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Branson, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 80 calendar days | 82/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 208 days/year | 70/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.5°F · 10.0° from 67.5°F | 68/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.3 in · 13.3 from 35 in | 53/100 · D |
Branson · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Branson is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 34.9°F and warmest-month mean 78.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.4°F
- Coldest month
- 34.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Branson sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Branson's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 68th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 23% wettest
- Branson's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 51st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Branson compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Branson's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 2.8" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 49°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 2.9" | 19.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 58°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.3" | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.8" | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 5.5" | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 14.0 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 5.1" | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.9" | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.9" | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.0" | 20.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 31, short of 90°F on every date, while 80 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 26°F near January 12.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 25, then returns to freezing around December 8, covering 80 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
August 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Branson.
Where Branson Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Branson earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Branson spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 18%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Branson has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.5" and January 2.8". The three wettest months together take 32% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 2
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
208 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,146
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,449
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MO closest to Branson on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (58°F here).
- Abilene, KS 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Ashland, VA 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Bowling Green, KY 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Charlotte, TN 58°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Apex, NC 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Carmi, IL 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Grampian, PA 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Louisville, KY 48.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Branson's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Branson's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,146 annual heating degree days against 1,449 for cooling. Its 43.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Branson's frost-free season lasts about 208 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Branson's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.5°F. The annual average is 58°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Branson carries 48.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Branson's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Branson, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Branson's primary station: BRANSON AP (USC00230887). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2907966). Match rule for Branson: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Branson comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.