Elsberry, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Elsberry's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 41.3 inches of precipitation and 16 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.2°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,048 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationElsberry (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00232591
- Location39.16°N 90.78°W
- Elevation475 ft (145 m)
- Population2,084
On October 23, the normal high in Elsberry is 65°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Elsberry.
- Jan 38° 20°
- Feb 43° 23°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 83° 62°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 85° 64°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 67° 44°
- Nov 54° 33°
- Dec 41° 24°
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 Elsberry each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.00 in), the least in February (2.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 20°F | 28.7°F | 2.35 | 5.1 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 23°F | 33.3°F | 2.21 | 4.5 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 33°F | 43.7°F | 3.20 | 2.4 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 43°F | 54.8°F | 4.40 | 0.2 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 64.2°F | 5.00 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 83°F | 62°F | 72.8°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 87°F | 66°F | 76.4°F | 4.24 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 64°F | 74.5°F | 3.16 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 56°F | 67.1°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 44°F | 55.9°F | 3.28 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 33°F | 43.5°F | 3.28 | 0.7 | 7 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| December | 41°F | 24°F | 32.9°F | 2.47 | 3.4 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 44°F | 54.0°F | 41.25 | 16.3 | 97 | 42 | 107 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −7°C | −1.8°C | 60 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 6°C | −5°C | 0.7°C | 56 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 13°C | 0°C | 6.5°C | 81 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 19°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 112 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 83 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 5°C | −4°C | 0.5°C | 63 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00232591; 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 Elsberry?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00232591.
When is the last frost in Elsberry?
In Elsberry, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 6 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 201 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 181 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 205 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 6 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elsberry in zone 6b in ZIP code 63343, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Elsberry's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (27 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00232591; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Elsberry?
In a normal year in Elsberry, 42 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 107 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 42a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 107a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 21high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1931) is 116°F, on July 15, 1954; the lowest is −24°F, on January 17, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 63.00 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 52.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00232591; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00232591. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Elsberry?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Elsberry, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.0 |
| February | 67% | 2.8 |
| March | 68% | 3.7 |
| April | 72% | 4.9 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 83% | 6.4 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 75% | 3.3 |
| November | 72% | 2.3 |
| December | 65% | 1.7 |
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 Elsberry need?
A normal year in Elsberry brings 5,140 heating degree days, 4% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,159 cooling degree days, 28% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,788 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,125 | 0 |
| February | 888 | 0 |
| March | 663 | 3 |
| April | 325 | 19 |
| May | 115 | 90 |
| June | 10 | 243 |
| July | 1 | 354 |
| August | 4 | 300 |
| September | 65 | 128 |
| October | 306 | 22 |
| November | 645 | 1 |
| December | 995 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,140 | 1,159 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00232591. 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.
Has Elsberry been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 57.1°F, 3.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.0°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.1°F | +3.1°F | 45.48 | – |
Over 63 complete years from 1931 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.0°F per century (+0.00°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00232591; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Elsberry's climate compare?
Elsberry is warmer than 37 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 34. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.0°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Elsberry is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Elsberry share this climate record?
11 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.
- Winfield, MO1,637 people · 11 mi S
- Hardin, IL765 people · 9 mi E
- Kampsville, IL292 people · 13 mi NE
- Silex, MO265 people · 15 mi W
- Fountain N' Lakes, MO188 people · 13 mi S
- Batchtown, IL158 people · 11 mi SE
- Eldred, IL144 people · 15 mi NE
- Foley, MO97 people · 8 mi S
- Hamburg, IL94 people · 6 mi NE
- Whiteside, MO62 people · 13 mi W
- Annada, MO12 people · 8 mi N
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 Elsberry's climate
What is the coldest month in Elsberry?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Elsberry?
Yes: 16 inches in a normal year, falling on 11 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Elsberry?
May, with 5.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Elsberry in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Elsberry in zone 6b in ZIP code 63343, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Elsberry's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Elsberry?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Clarksville, MO16 miles from this station, 54.4°F a year
- Jerseyville, IL24 miles from this station, 53.4°F a year
- Bowling Green, MO24 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- St. Charles, MO25 miles from this station, 56.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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