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Missouri Climate Data

Climate normals for 164 cities from 442 NOAA weather stations.

Data updated July 2026

Avg Temperature

55°F (13°C)

Avg Precipitation

43.9"

Avg Snowfall

11.6"

Cities / Stations

164 / 442

Missouri's climate in one line

Missouri averages 55°F a year - warmer than 62% of U.S. states, spanning Green City at 50°F to Caruthersville at 60°F.

55°F
statewide average · 62th percentile of states
44"
average annual precipitation
83/100
most comfortable: Alton
164
cities · 442 NOAA stations

Statewide figures are simple averages across 442 stations, local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.

How Missouri ranks among all 50 states

Missouri's average temperature vs. all U.S. states

Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals

55 Top 38% higher than 62% of 50 US states

30–35: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 35–40: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. 40–45: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry. 45–50: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry. 50–55: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry. 55–60: 8 US states (16%). This entry sits in this band. 60–65: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry. 65–70: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. 70–75: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 30 75 every U.S. state, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020

Missouri Climate in Context

U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Missouri sits within this national warming envelope; individual cities below show local readings against this trend.

Missouri within U.S. vs Global Warming, 1900-2024 Anomaly chart from 1900 to 2024. Local series shows warming of 0.11 °C per decade versus a global rate of 0.11 °C per decade (ratio 1.00). Paris Agreement thresholds at 1.5 and 2.0 °C are dashed. -1.0°C -0.5°C +0.0°C +0.5°C +1.0°C +1.5°C +2.0°C +2.5°C Paris 1.5°C Paris 2.0°C 1900192019401960198020002020
  • United States (incl. Missouri) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals + NASA GISTEMP land-ocean.

Cities in Missouri

164 cities with climate data

City Avg Temp Precip
Advance 57°F N/A
Albany 52°F 37.5"
Alton 56°F 47.2"
Amity 52°F 39.9"
Anderson 57°F 44.3"
Appleton City 55°F 43.5"
Ash Grove 57°F 43.5"
Ava 55°F 44.1"
Bethany 52°F 39.1"
Billings 56°F 45.8"
Bolivar 56°F 46.4"
Boonville 56°F 41.0"
Bowling Green 53°F 40.6"
Branson 58°F 48.3"
Brookfield 54°F 42.2"
Brunswick 54°F 40.4"
Buffalo 55°F 45.3"
Butler 56°F 43.6"
California 55°F 43.1"
Cameron 53°F 39.1"
Canton L&d 52°F 39.5"
Cape Girardeau Muni 58°F 47.9"
Carrollton 54°F 40.1"
Carthage 58°F N/A
Caruthersville 60°F 55.3"
Cassville 56°F 47.4"
Chillicothe 53°F 40.1"
Chillicothe Agri-sci 54°F 40.3"
Clarksville L&d 54°F 38.5"
Clearwater Dam 57°F 48.7"
Clinton 55°F 43.3"
Cole Camp 54°F 42.5"
Columbia Rgnl 56°F 41.4"
Columbia U OF M 56°F 44.8"
Conception 52°F 38.5"
Cosby 52°F 37.1"
Diamond 57°F 46.9"
Doniphan 57°F 51.7"
Dora 57°F 47.1"
Eldon 56°F 44.8"
Eldorado Springs 56°F 48.7"
Elm 54°F 42.9"
Elsberry 54°F 41.3"
Eminence 57°F 47.3"
Farmington 56°F 45.2"
Festus 56°F 43.6"
Fredericktown 55°F 46.3"
Freedom 55°F 44.3"
FT Leonard Wood 55°F 46.8"
Fulton 53°F 44.3"
Galena 56°F 46.6"
Gallatin 52°F 40.8"
Gentryville 56°F N/A
Grant City 50°F N/A
Green City 50°F 40.7"
Grovespring 55°F 44.3"
Hamilton 52°F 39.9"
Hannibal Wtr Wks 53°F 41.3"
Higginsville 54°F 40.9"
Houston 56°F 46.8"
Iberia 56°F 43.0"
Independence 54°F 44.7"
Jackson 57°F 50.5"
Jefferson City Mem 56°F 39.7"
Jefferson City Wtp 55°F 43.6"
Joplin 57°F 45.8"
Joplin Regional Airport 58°F 45.6"
Kansas City 55°F 39.3"
Kansas City Downtown 57°F 38.1"
Kearney 54°F 41.2"
Kennett Radio Kboa 60°F N/A
Kirksville 51°F 42.5"
Kirksville Rgnl 52°F 39.3"
Lakeside 58°F 42.6"
Lamar 56°F 48.9"
Lebanon 56°F 45.9"
Lees Summit Muni 56°F 38.3"
Lees Summit Reed WR 53°F N/A
Lexington 55°F 43.3"
Licking 55°F 46.5"
Linneus 52°F 39.4"
Lockwood 56°F 47.3"
Long Branch Rsvr 54°F 41.9"
Malden Muni 60°F 48.5"
Mansfield 55°F 47.1"
Marble Hill 58°F 51.9"
Marshall 54°F 41.8"
Marshfield 56°F 45.6"
Maryville 51°F 38.4"
Memphis 51°F 37.3"
Mexico 54°F 43.5"
Moberly 54°F 42.7"
Monett 57°F 46.4"
Monroe City 53°F 41.7"
MT Vernon Univ MO - SW Ctr 57°F 45.5"
Mtn Grove 55°F 45.9"
Neosho 59°F 50.0"
Nevada Wtp 56°F 46.5"
New Franklin 54°F 41.5"
New Madrid 59°F 49.3"
Oldfield 53°F 48.5"
Oregon 53°F N/A
Osceola 56°F 43.2"
Ozark 56°F 45.3"
Ozark Beach 58°F 45.7"
Perryville Wtp 55°F 46.2"
Pleasant Hill 55°F 42.7"
Pomme DE Terre Dam 57°F 44.4"
Poplar Bluff 59°F 52.2"
Poplar Bluff Muni 59°F 50.8"
Portageville 59°F 48.8"
Potosi 55°F 45.5"
Princeton 51°F 38.0"
Richmond 53°F 42.1"
Rolla Missouri S&t 56°F 47.4"
Rosebud 53°F 45.2"
Round Spring 55°F 49.1"
Salem 54°F 44.0"
Salisbury 54°F 40.0"
Saverton L&d 55°F 38.5"
Sedalia Mem 55°F 36.2"
Sedalia Wtp 54°F 43.6"
Seligman 56°F N/A
Shelbina 53°F 42.1"
Sikeston Pwr Stn 60°F 49.6"
Smithville Lake 53°F 40.0"
Spickard 51°F 39.7"
Springfield 57°F 44.7"
Springfield Wbo 56°F 46.5"
ST Charles 56°F 42.3"
ST Charles CO 56°F 39.4"
ST Charles Elm PT 56°F 45.7"
ST Joseph Rosecrans 54°F 34.8"
ST Louis Lambert 57°F 41.7"
ST Louis Sci Ctr 58°F 43.9"
ST Louis Sprt OF S L 56°F 39.8"
ST Peters 55°F 42.3"
Steelville 53°F N/A
Steffenville 53°F 39.5"
Stockton Dam 58°F 44.9"
Summersville 56°F N/A
Sweet Springs 54°F 42.5"
Tarkio 51°F N/A
Trenton 53°F 40.1"
Truman Dam & Rsvr 57°F 43.5"
Union 57°F 45.0"
Unionville 51°F 41.9"
Vandalia 53°F 41.3"
Versailles 56°F 44.9"
Vichy Rolla National 56°F 43.1"
Vienna 58°F 44.9"
W Plains 56°F 49.4"
Wappapello Dam 57°F 51.4"
Warrensburg 55°F 42.1"
Warrenton 55°F 41.5"
Washburn 58°F 48.5"
Washington 55°F 44.1"
Wasola 56°F 46.5"
Waverly 55°F 40.6"
Waynesville 57°F 47.5"
Weldon Spring 55°F 44.4"
West Plains Muni 57°F 47.3"
Windsor 56°F N/A
Winona 54°F 50.5"

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Missouri computed from 442 reporting stations.

Climate Insight: Missouri

Missouri's climate profile is aggregated from 164 cities and 442 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 55°F, which is the simple average across all measured stations rather than any single city's reading. Because Missouri spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins, coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.

Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Missouri, annual precipitation averages 43.9 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 11.6 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 164 individual city pages below, each city's climate varies based on local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.

For planning purposes, the city table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's composite comfort score. A city's comfort score weighs temperature mildness, humidity, and extreme-weather frequency into a single 0–100 rating, which is especially useful when contrasting locations at different elevations or distances from the coast. Use these rankings as a starting point, then open each city page for monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and humidity metrics that matter for gardening, energy budgeting, and relocation decisions.

Choosing a place in Missouri?

The statewide 55°F hides big local swings, pick by city, not by state.

  • Inside Missouri, annual averages run from Green City (50°F) to Caruthersville (60°F) - a 11°F spread.
  • Alton scores the state's highest comfort rating at 83/100. Alton climate
  • Compare states side by side, or jump straight to national rankings. Rankings

NOAA 1991–2020 normals describe the typical year; treat them as planning baselines, not forecasts.

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainClimate is rendered directly from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.