Mansfield, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Mansfield's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 47.1 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.0°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,196 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMansfield
- Station IDUSC00235227
- Location37.11°N 92.58°W
- Elevation1,448 ft (441 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,298
On October 23, the normal high in Mansfield is 66°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mansfield.
- Jan 42° 21°
- Feb 47° 25°
- Mar 56° 34°
- Apr 66° 44°
- May 75° 54°
- Jun 83° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 80° 57°
- Oct 69° 46°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 45° 26°
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 Mansfield 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 (5.52 in), the least in January (2.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 21°F | 31.5°F | 2.73 | 2.2 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 25°F | 35.9°F | 2.76 | 2.1 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | 4.25 | 1.9 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 44°F | 54.9°F | 5.39 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 64.4°F | 5.52 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 63°F | 72.9°F | 4.16 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | 4.40 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.5°F | 3.35 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 57°F | 68.4°F | 4.07 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 46°F | 57.1°F | 3.62 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 35°F | 45.0°F | 3.97 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 26°F | 35.6°F | 2.87 | 1.5 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 45°F | 55.4°F | 47.09 | 7.7 | 102 | 28 | 105 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 69 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 8°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 70 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 108 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 19°C | 7°C | 12.7°C | 137 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 18.0°C | 140 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.3°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 2.0°C | 73 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235227; 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 Mansfield?
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 USC00235227.
When is the last frost in Mansfield?
In Mansfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 12 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 28; 9 in 10 after March 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mansfield in zone 7a in ZIP code 65704, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Mansfield's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (22 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 USC00235227; 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 Mansfield?
In a normal year in Mansfield, 28 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 105 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 102 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 105a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 102a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 106°F, on July 9, 1978; the lowest is −25°F, on January 20, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 70.96 in; the snowiest season is 1969–70, with 44.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00235227; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00235227. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Mansfield?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Mansfield, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.3 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 82% | 6.6 |
| July | 82% | 6.4 |
| August | 80% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 73% | 2.6 |
| December | 68% | 2.0 |
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 Mansfield need?
A normal year in Mansfield brings 4,740 heating degree days, 12% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,272 cooling degree days, 40% 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 3,978 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,038 | 0 |
| February | 815 | 0 |
| March | 617 | 2 |
| April | 319 | 15 |
| May | 105 | 86 |
| June | 9 | 245 |
| July | 1 | 387 |
| August | 2 | 358 |
| September | 50 | 152 |
| October | 271 | 26 |
| November | 602 | 2 |
| December | 913 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,740 | 1,272 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235227. 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 Mansfield been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 57.4°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.4°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 55.7°F | +0.3°F | 47.40 | – |
| 2023 | 57.4°F | +2.0°F | 38.39 | 7.0 |
Over 42 complete years from 1966 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00235227; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mansfield's climate compare?
Mansfield is warmer than 73 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 100. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.4°F is warmer than 62%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mansfield 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 Mansfield share this climate record?
2 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.
- Hartville, MO626 people · 10 mi N
- Norwood, MO613 people · 9 mi E
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 Mansfield's climate
What is the coldest month in Mansfield?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Mansfield?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Mansfield?
May, with 5.52 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mansfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mansfield in zone 7a in ZIP code 65704, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Mansfield's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Mansfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 28. Waiting until April 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ava, MO12 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Wasola, MO17 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Mountain Grove, MO18 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Gentryville, MO21 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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