Eldon, MO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Eldon's primary NOAA station, ELDON.
The climate verdict for Eldon
Eldon, Missouri has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 56°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.
- 56°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 44.8"
- precipitation, annual total
- 208 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Eldon: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00232503 · Eldon, MO 56°F mean · 44.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 56°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,391
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ St Louis Sprt o…
- PRCP-MID 44.8"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,657 HDD
- STN-1 USC00232503
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: St Louis Sprt of S L, MO (+ 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.
- Eldon (this station) 56°F
- Cold Elkhart, KS 56°F
- Hot Nevada Wtp, MO 56°F
- Near St Louis Sprt o…, MO 56°F
- Near Paria Ranger St…, UT 56°F
Climate Living Index · Eldon
Eldon: 68/100 · grade C
Eldon publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Eldon, 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 | 102 calendar days | 75/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 208 days/year | 70/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 44.8 in · 9.8 from 35 in | 65/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 56.1°F · 11.4° from 67.5°F | 63/100 · C |
Eldon · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Eldon is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 31.2°F and warmest-month mean 78.7°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 78.7°F
- Coldest month
- 31.2°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 Eldon sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Eldon's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 64th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 68th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 70%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Eldon is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Eldon compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Eldon'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
Eldon's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 53 complete annual observations from 1899 to 2025, ELDON warmed at a fitted rate of 0.05°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Eldon primary station fitted change +0.05 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 2.3" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 46°F (8°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.0" | 21.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.9" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (19°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 5.0" | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 5.6" | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 4.9" | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| July | 89°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 12.4 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.8" | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 3.3" | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.4" | 22.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 20, short of 90°F on every date, while 102 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 6, then returns to freezing around November 26, covering 102 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.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 8, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 28 at 17%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 83 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 7 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 Eldon.
Where Eldon Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Eldon 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
5.5 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
Eldon spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Eldon has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.6" and February 2.0". The three wettest months together take 35% 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.
When it rains in Eldon, it arrives in quantity
44.8" of precipitation falls across only about 83 wet days here, averaging 0.54 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 83 a year, 23% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.54 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- December, about 5
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 1
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 7
50% probability date
Growing Season
208 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,657
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,448
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MO closest to Eldon 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 (56°F here).
- Bushland, TX 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Colorado City, AZ 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Cullowhee, NC 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Franklin, NC 56°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (44.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Oregon City, OR 44.8" · 0.0" off
- Athens, TX 44.8" · 0.1" off
- Island Pond, VT 44.9" · 0.1" off
- Parsons, KS 44.9" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Eldon's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Eldon's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,657 annual heating degree days against 1,448 for cooling. Its 47.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Eldon'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 Eldon's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.5°F. The annual average is 56°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Eldon's 44.8 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Eldon'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 Eldon, 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 Eldon's primary station: ELDON (USC00232503). 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 2921484). Match rule for Eldon: 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 Eldon 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.