Springfield Wbo, Missouri climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Springfield Wbo's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 46.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.6°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,181 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSpringfield Wbo
- Station IDUSW00093981
- Location37.20°N 93.30°W
- Elevation1,325 ft (404 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Springfield Wbo is 67°F and the normal low 44°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Springfield Wbo.
- Jan 43° 23°
- Feb 48° 26°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 67° 44°
- May 75° 56°
- Jun 84° 64°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 69° 46°
- Nov 57° 35°
- Dec 46° 27°
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 Springfield Wbo each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.05 in), the least in February (2.42 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 23°F | 33.0°F | 2.44 | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 26°F | 37.2°F | 2.42 | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 35°F | 46.4°F | 3.72 | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 44°F | 55.8°F | 5.20 | – | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 65.6°F | 6.05 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 64°F | 73.9°F | 4.94 | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | 3.87 | – | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.3°F | 3.57 | – | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 4.45 | – | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 46°F | 57.8°F | 3.60 | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 35°F | 46.2°F | 3.61 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 27°F | 36.1°F | 2.64 | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 46°F | 56.4°F | 46.51 | – | 38 | 89 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.6°C | 62 mm |
| February | 9°C | −3°C | 2.9°C | 61 mm |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C | 94 mm |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 132 mm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.7°C | 154 mm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 125 mm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 98 mm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 91 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 113 mm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 91 mm |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 92 mm |
| December | 8°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 67 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Springfield (6 miles away), gets 14 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093981; 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 Springfield Wbo?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October.
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 USW00093981.
When is the last frost at Springfield Wbo?
In Springfield Wbo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 15 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 41 year in 10 after April 20; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 226 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Springfield Wbo in zone 6b in ZIP code 65806, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00093981; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Springfield Wbo?
In a normal year in Springfield Wbo, 38 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 89 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 38a 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
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 106°F, on July 23, 1901; the lowest is −29°F, on February 12, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1927, with 62.45 in; the snowiest season is 2021–22, with 17.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093981; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093981. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Springfield Wbo?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Springfield Wbo, 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 | 71% | 2.4 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.6 |
| July | 82% | 6.4 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 73% | 2.6 |
| December | 69% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Springfield Wbo record?
A normal year at Springfield Wbo brings 4,505 heating degree days, 16% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,400 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 4,179 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 993 | 0 |
| February | 779 | 0 |
| March | 581 | 4 |
| April | 288 | 12 |
| May | 89 | 107 |
| June | 4 | 271 |
| July | 0 | 406 |
| August | 1 | 380 |
| September | 44 | 179 |
| October | 262 | 37 |
| November | 568 | 3 |
| December | 896 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,505 | 1,400 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093981. 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 Springfield Wbo been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 58.0°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.5°F | +1.1°F | 49.19 |
| 2022 | 56.4°F | at normal | 46.88 |
| 2023 | 58.2°F | +1.8°F | 47.39 |
| 2024 | 59.0°F | +2.6°F | 45.98 |
| 2025 | 58.0°F | +1.6°F | 45.82 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00093981. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Springfield Wbo's climate compare?
Springfield Wbo is warmer than 103 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 93. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.4°F is warmer than 65%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Springfield Wbo 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 Springfield Wbo share this climate record?
Battlefield has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Battlefield, MO6,236 people · 7 mi SW
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 Springfield Wbo's climate
What is the coldest month at Springfield Wbo?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Springfield Wbo?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Springfield (6 miles away), records 14 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Springfield Wbo?
May, with 6.05 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.42 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Springfield Wbo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Springfield Wbo in zone 6b in ZIP code 65806, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Springfield Wbo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 20. Waiting until April 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Springfield, MO6 miles from this station, 57.4°F a year
- Ozark, MO13 miles from this station, 56.1°F a year
- Ash Grove, MO17 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Billings, MO18 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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