Freedom, Missouri climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Freedom's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 44.3 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,126 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFreedom
- Station IDUSC00233043
- Location38.46°N 91.70°W
- Elevation805 ft (245 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Freedom is 66°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Freedom.
- Jan 40° 21°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 56° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 76° 53°
- Jun 83° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 87° 64°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 69° 44°
- Nov 56° 34°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Freedom each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.19 in), the least in February (2.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 21°F | 30.3°F | 2.39 | 4.7 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 46°F | 24°F | 34.8°F | 2.01 | 1.9 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 33°F | 44.4°F | 3.37 | 1.1 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 43°F | 55.0°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 64.1°F | 5.19 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 62°F | 72.6°F | 4.68 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 66°F | 76.9°F | 4.50 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 87°F | 64°F | 75.5°F | 4.31 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 56°F | 67.7°F | 4.03 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 44°F | 56.4°F | 3.55 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 34°F | 44.7°F | 3.35 | 0.8 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 25°F | 34.7°F | 2.53 | 2.0 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 44°F | 54.8°F | 44.34 | 10.5 | 100 | 30 | 113 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.9°C | 61 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.6°C | 51 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 13°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 86 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 17.8°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 1°C | 7.1°C | 85 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.5°C | 64 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00233043; 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.
Which months are mildest at Freedom?
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 USC00233043.
When is the last frost at Freedom?
In Freedom, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 21 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 111 year in 10 after April 30; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 191 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 214 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Freedom in zone 6b in ZIP code 65062, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (24 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00233043; 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 at Freedom?
In a normal year in Freedom, 30 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 113 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 30a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 113a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 25high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 111°F, on July 30, 1980; the lowest is −21°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1993, with 71.55 in; the snowiest season is 1988–89, with 26.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00233043; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00233043. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Freedom?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Freedom, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 2.2 |
| February | 66% | 2.9 |
| March | 67% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 81% | 6.5 |
| July | 83% | 6.4 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 4.8 |
| October | 75% | 3.4 |
| November | 72% | 2.4 |
| December | 67% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Freedom record?
A normal year at Freedom brings 4,932 heating degree days, 8% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,240 cooling degree days, 37% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,913 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,074 | 0 |
| February | 844 | 0 |
| March | 644 | 5 |
| April | 324 | 26 |
| May | 118 | 92 |
| June | 14 | 242 |
| July | 1 | 369 |
| August | 3 | 328 |
| September | 63 | 144 |
| October | 298 | 31 |
| November | 611 | 3 |
| December | 938 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,932 | 1,240 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00233043. 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.
Have recent years at Freedom been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 57.7°F, 2.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.8°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.7°F | +0.9°F | 42.54 | – |
| 2022 | 54.7°F | −0.1°F | 42.10 | – |
| 2023 | 57.3°F | +2.5°F | 35.60 | – |
| 2024 | 57.7°F | +2.9°F | 57.24 | – |
Over 44 complete years from 1963 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.0°F per century (+0.28°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00233043; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Freedom's climate compare?
Freedom is warmer than 55 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 69. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.8°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Freedom 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 Freedom 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.
- Linn, MO1,431 people · 8 mi W
- Bland, MO500 people · 12 mi S
- Gasconade, MO167 people · 17 mi NE
- Morrison, MO94 people · 15 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 Freedom's climate
What is the coldest month at Freedom?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Freedom?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Freedom?
May, with 5.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Freedom in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Freedom in zone 6b in ZIP code 65062, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Freedom?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 30. Waiting until April 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Rosebud, MO18 miles from this station, 53.0°F a year
- Vichy Rolla National Airport, MO23 miles from this station, 55.5°F a year
- Vienna, MO23 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Jefferson City, MO26 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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