Portageville, 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 Portageville's primary NOAA station, PORTAGEVILLE.
The climate verdict for Portageville
Water is the standout signal in Portageville, Missouri: 48.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 59°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.8"
- annual precipitation · 7" snow
- 227 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Portageville: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00236804 · Portageville, MO 59°F mean · 48.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,871
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Miami
- PRCP-MID 48.8"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,960 HDD
- STN-1 USC00236804
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Miami, OK (+ 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.
- Portageville (this station) 59°F
- Cold Neosho, MO 59°F
- Hot Paducah, KY 59°F
- Near Miami, OK 59°F
- Near Shamrock, TX 59°F
Climate Living Index · Portageville
Portageville: 73/100 · grade B
Portageville publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Portageville, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 67 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 227 days/year | 80/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 58.7°F · 8.8° from 67.5°F | 72/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 6.6 inches/year | 68/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.8 in · 13.8 from 35 in | 52/100 · D |
Portageville · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Portageville is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 35.3°F and warmest-month mean 79.7°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 79.7°F
- Coldest month
- 35.3°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 Portageville sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Portageville's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 29% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Portageville sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 22% wettest
- Portageville's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 55th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Portageville compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Portageville's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.5" | 2.4" | 21.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 3.8" | 2.2" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.5" | 0.4" | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 5.4" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 78°F (25°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.4 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.5 |
| August | 87°F (30°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| October | 71°F (22°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 4.0" | 0.1" | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| November | 57°F (14°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.3" | 0.2" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 4.5" | 1.3" | 18.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 5, short of 90°F on every date, while 67 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 27°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 17, then returns to freezing around December 13, covering 67 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 1, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 23 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 111 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 13 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 Portageville.
Where Portageville Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Portageville 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 and snowfall
Snow: 2.4"
9.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.2"
8.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
10.7 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
10.2 days with precipitation
Portageville spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 21% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Portageville has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.5" and August 2.6". The three wettest months together take 32% 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 Portageville, it arrives in quantity
48.8" of precipitation falls across only about 110 wet days here, averaging 0.44 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 110 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.44 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 7
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.
Snow reaches Portageville, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 6.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 3 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 7
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
227 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,960
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,680
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MO closest to Portageville 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 (59°F here).
- Amarillo, TX 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Chesnee, SC 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Dobbins, CA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Dyersburg, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Allendale, SC 48.8" · 0.0" off
- Cary, NC 48.8" · 0.0" off
- Sumter, SC 48.8" · 0.0" off
- Belfast, ME 48.8" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Portageville's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Portageville's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,960 annual heating degree days against 1,680 for cooling. Its 44.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Portageville's frost-free season lasts about 227 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 Portageville's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.4°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Portageville carries 48.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 6.6 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Portageville'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 Portageville, 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 Portageville's primary station: PORTAGEVILLE (USC00236804). 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 2959186). Match rule for Portageville: 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 Portageville 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.