Warrensburg, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Warrensburg's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 42.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,070 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWarrensburg (4 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00238712
- Location38.78°N 93.80°W
- Elevation796 ft (243 m)
- Population19,998
On October 23, the normal high in Warrensburg is 67°F and the normal low 41°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Warrensburg.
- Jan 40° 18°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 57° 32°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 76° 53°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 90° 67°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 81° 55°
- Oct 69° 43°
- Nov 56° 33°
- Dec 45° 23°
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 Warrensburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.52 in), the least in January (1.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 18°F | 29.4°F | 1.18 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 45°F | 22°F | 33.6°F | 1.80 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 57°F | 32°F | 44.4°F | 3.01 | – | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | 4.32 | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 64.9°F | 5.52 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 73.9°F | 5.36 | – | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 90°F | 67°F | 78.3°F | 4.91 | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 89°F | 65°F | 76.8°F | 4.08 | – | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 55°F | 68.4°F | 4.12 | – | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 43°F | 56.4°F | 3.31 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 33°F | 44.3°F | 2.55 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 23°F | 33.9°F | 1.95 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 42.11 | – | 40 | 118 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 30 mm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 46 mm |
| March | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 76 mm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 110 mm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 140 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 136 mm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.7°C | 125 mm |
| August | 32°C | 18°C | 24.9°C | 104 mm |
| September | 27°C | 13°C | 20.2°C | 105 mm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.6°C | 84 mm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 65 mm |
| December | 7°C | −5°C | 1.1°C | 50 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Elm (14 miles away), gets 12 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00238712; 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 Warrensburg?
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 USC00238712.
When is the last frost in Warrensburg?
In Warrensburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 14 in half of years and after May 4 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 141 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after March 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 189 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 3 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warrensburg in zone 6b in ZIP code 64093, 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 USC00238712; 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 in Warrensburg?
In a normal year in Warrensburg, 40 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 118 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 40a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 118a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 116°F, on July 14, 1954; the lowest is −26°F, on February 12, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1961, with 62.06 in; the snowiest season is 1939–40, with 44.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00238712; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00238712. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Warrensburg?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Warrensburg, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and March the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.2 |
| February | 68% | 3.0 |
| March | 68% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.5 |
| November | 73% | 2.5 |
| December | 69% | 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 much heating and cooling does Warrensburg need?
A normal year in Warrensburg brings 4,997 heating degree days, 7% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,356 cooling degree days, 49% 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 4,022 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,103 | 0 |
| February | 878 | 0 |
| March | 642 | 2 |
| April | 325 | 17 |
| May | 101 | 98 |
| June | 8 | 275 |
| July | 1 | 413 |
| August | 2 | 366 |
| September | 57 | 157 |
| October | 293 | 26 |
| November | 624 | 1 |
| December | 964 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,997 | 1,356 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00238712. 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.
How does Warrensburg's climate compare?
Warrensburg is warmer than 58 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 46. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.9°F is warmer than 60%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Warrensburg 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 Warrensburg 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.
- Whiteman AFB, MO3,713 people · 14 mi E
- Knob Noster, MO2,932 people · 13 mi E
- Chilhowee, MO293 people · 14 mi S
- Centerview, MO197 people · 4 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 Warrensburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Warrensburg?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Warrensburg?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Warrensburg's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Elm (14 miles away), records 12 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Warrensburg?
May, with 5.52 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Warrensburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Warrensburg in zone 6b in ZIP code 64093, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Warrensburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 14; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Elm, MO14 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Higginsville, MO21 miles from this station, 53.6°F a year
- Windsor, MO23 miles from this station, 55.7°F a year
- Sweet Springs, MO24 miles from this station, 54.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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