Monett, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Monett's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 46.4 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.8°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,179 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMonett (4 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00235704
- Location36.86°N 93.96°W
- Elevation1,420 ft (433 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population10,108
On October 23, the normal high in Monett is 67°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Monett.
- Jan 44° 24°
- Feb 49° 28°
- Mar 58° 36°
- Apr 67° 45°
- May 75° 55°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 70° 47°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 47° 28°
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 Monett each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.04 in), the least in February (2.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 24°F | 34.0°F | 2.47 | 2.4 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 49°F | 28°F | 38.1°F | 2.21 | 1.1 | 7 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 36°F | 46.8°F | 3.78 | 1.9 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 45°F | 56.4°F | 4.65 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 65.0°F | 6.04 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 64°F | 73.5°F | 4.93 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 68°F | 78.0°F | 4.01 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 66°F | 77.3°F | 3.14 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 58°F | 69.7°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 47°F | 58.4°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 36°F | 46.6°F | 3.77 | 0.2 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 28°F | 37.5°F | 2.85 | 1.1 | 7 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 46°F | 56.8°F | 46.43 | 6.7 | 103 | 34 | 89 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −5°C | 1.1°C | 63 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 9°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 56 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 96 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 153 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.1°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 96 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 3.1°C | 72 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235704; 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 Monett?
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 USC00235704.
When is the last frost in Monett?
In Monett, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 13 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 91 year in 10 after April 27; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 199 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 220 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 Monett in zone 7a in ZIP code 65708, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Monett's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°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 USC00235704; 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 Monett?
In a normal year in Monett, 34 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 89 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 103 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 89a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 16high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 103a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1972) is 106°F, on July 17, 1980; the lowest is −17°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2008, with 68.91 in; the snowiest season is 2002–03, with 36.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00235704; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00235704. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Monett?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Monett, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.5 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 81% | 6.4 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 2.7 |
| December | 69% | 2.1 |
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 Monett need?
A normal year in Monett brings 4,363 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,397 cooling degree days, 54% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,245 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 961 | 0 |
| February | 753 | 0 |
| March | 570 | 5 |
| April | 284 | 25 |
| May | 97 | 97 |
| June | 7 | 262 |
| July | 1 | 403 |
| August | 2 | 383 |
| September | 40 | 181 |
| October | 242 | 38 |
| November | 554 | 3 |
| December | 852 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,363 | 1,397 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235704. 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 Monett been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 58.4°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.8°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.5°F | +2.7°F | 40.73 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 58.4°F | +1.6°F | 44.14 | 10.9 |
Over 31 complete years from 1973 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 USC00235704; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Monett's climate compare?
Monett is warmer than 106 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 91. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.8°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Monett is Cfa: temperate, 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 Monett share this climate record?
6 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.
- Pierce City, MO1,272 people · 6 mi N
- Purdy, MO1,052 people · 4 mi SE
- Wheaton, MO683 people · 9 mi SW
- Fairview, MO430 people · 8 mi SW
- Rocky Comfort, MO200 people · 11 mi SW
- Wentworth, MO99 people · 11 mi NW
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 Monett's climate
What is the coldest month in Monett?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Monett?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Monett?
May, with 6.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Monett in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Monett in zone 7a in ZIP code 65708, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Monett's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Monett?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 27. Waiting until April 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cassville, MO13 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Mount Vernon, MO16 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Washburn, MO21 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Neosho, MO22 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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