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NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026

Missouri Climate Data

Climate normals for 164 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Missouri's 442-station NOAA network.

average temperature
55°F (13°C)55.1°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
Warmer than median
annual precipitation
43.9"43.9 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
Wetter than median
annual snowfall
11.6"11.6 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
Less snow than median
locations / stations
164 / 442State coverage: 164 locations / 442 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
State coverage

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
station-mapped locations · 442 NOAA stations

Statewide figures are simple averages across 164 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), 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°F Top 38% warmer than 62% of 50 U.S. states

30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). This entry sits in this band. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 30°F 75°F every U.S. state, bucketed by value
  1. 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
  2. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
  4. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
  5. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry.
  6. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). This entry sits in this band.
  7. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
  8. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
  9. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.

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

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.

Missouri in the national rankings

Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape

Missouri in the national climate landscape

Missouri averages 55.1°F and 43.9 inches of annual precipitation across 164 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and wetter half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.

MO · Missouri55.1°F · 43.9 in · warmer and wetter than the medians
Cooler + wetterWarmer + wetterCooler + drierWarmer + drier31.5°F42.3°F53.0°F63.8°F74.6°F6.3"20.5"34.6"48.7"62.9"Annual mean temperatureAnnual precipitationAK · 172 locations: 33.5°F, 47.6"AL · 100 locations: 63.3°F, 57.9"AR · 110 locations: 60.7°F, 52.2"AZ · 169 locations: 62.3°F, 12.4"CA · 363 locations: 59.8°F, 21.6"CO · 214 locations: 46.3°F, 15.9"CT · 23 locations: 50.1°F, 48.6"DE · 7 locations: 56.2°F, 46.8"FL · 165 locations: 72.6°F, 55.2"GA · 122 locations: 63.4°F, 52"HI · 49 locations: 72.4°F, 48.5"IA · 143 locations: 48°F, 35.9"ID · 139 locations: 46.1°F, 18"IL · 163 locations: 52.2°F, 40.7"IN · 116 locations: 52.4°F, 43.7"KS · 168 locations: 54.8°F, 31.2"KY · 95 locations: 56.2°F, 50.6"LA · 91 locations: 67.3°F, 60.3"MA · 68 locations: 49.2°F, 48.2"MD · 42 locations: 55.6°F, 45.5"ME · 79 locations: 43.1°F, 46.4"MI · 201 locations: 45.5°F, 34.2"MN · 172 locations: 42.2°F, 30"MO · 164 locations: 55.1°F, 43.9"MO · 164 locationsMS · 91 locations: 64.1°F, 59.7"MT · 215 locations: 43.4°F, 15.9"NC · 178 locations: 59.1°F, 52.2"ND · 119 locations: 41°F, 19.2"NE · 171 locations: 49.6°F, 25"NH · 52 locations: 44.5°F, 46.6"NJ · 45 locations: 53.6°F, 47.9"NM · 167 locations: 54.3°F, 13.8"NV · 115 locations: 52.4°F, 8.9"NY · 173 locations: 47.5°F, 43.7"OH · 128 locations: 51.6°F, 41.1"OK · 159 locations: 60.3°F, 35.7"OR · 180 locations: 50.5°F, 37.6"PA · 157 locations: 50.2°F, 45.2"RI · 9 locations: 51.2°F, 48.7"SC · 100 locations: 62.8°F, 49.8"SD · 149 locations: 45.6°F, 21.8"TN · 146 locations: 58°F, 56"TX · 449 locations: 66.2°F, 31.1"UT · 170 locations: 49.4°F, 13.9"VA · 119 locations: 55.8°F, 46"VT · 41 locations: 43.5°F, 43.7"WA · 149 locations: 49.9°F, 40.9"WI · 200 locations: 44.5°F, 34.6"WV · 99 locations: 52.3°F, 47.6"WY · 144 locations: 43.3°F, 14"
Read all 50 state values

Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.

StateLocationsAnnual meanAnnual precipitation
Alaska17233.5°F47.6 in
Alabama10063.3°F57.9 in
Arkansas11060.7°F52.2 in
Arizona16962.3°F12.4 in
California36359.8°F21.6 in
Colorado21446.3°F15.9 in
Connecticut2350.1°F48.6 in
Delaware756.2°F46.8 in
Florida16572.6°F55.2 in
Georgia12263.4°F52.0 in
Hawaii4972.4°F48.5 in
Iowa14348.0°F35.9 in
Idaho13946.1°F18.0 in
Illinois16352.2°F40.7 in
Indiana11652.4°F43.7 in
Kansas16854.8°F31.2 in
Kentucky9556.2°F50.6 in
Louisiana9167.3°F60.3 in
Massachusetts6849.2°F48.2 in
Maryland4255.6°F45.5 in
Maine7943.1°F46.4 in
Michigan20145.5°F34.2 in
Minnesota17242.2°F30.0 in
Missouri16455.1°F43.9 in
Mississippi9164.1°F59.7 in
Montana21543.4°F15.9 in
North Carolina17859.1°F52.2 in
North Dakota11941.0°F19.2 in
Nebraska17149.6°F25.0 in
New Hampshire5244.5°F46.6 in
New Jersey4553.6°F47.9 in
New Mexico16754.3°F13.8 in
Nevada11552.4°F8.9 in
New York17347.5°F43.7 in
Ohio12851.6°F41.1 in
Oklahoma15960.3°F35.7 in
Oregon18050.5°F37.6 in
Pennsylvania15750.2°F45.2 in
Rhode Island951.2°F48.7 in
South Carolina10062.8°F49.8 in
South Dakota14945.6°F21.8 in
Tennessee14658.0°F56.0 in
Texas44966.2°F31.1 in
Utah17049.4°F13.9 in
Virginia11955.8°F46.0 in
Vermont4143.5°F43.7 in
Washington14949.9°F40.9 in
Wisconsin20044.5°F34.6 in
West Virginia9952.3°F47.6 in
Wyoming14443.3°F14.0 in

Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.

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 station-mapped locations 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.

Station-mapped locations in Missouri

164 locations with climate data

Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.

Location 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 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"
Fort Leonard Wood 55°F 46.8"
Fredericktown 55°F 46.3"
Freedom 55°F 44.3"
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 Wildlife Refuge 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 County 56°F 39.4"
St Charles Elm Point 56°F 45.7"
St Joseph Rosecrans 54°F 34.8"
St Louis 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 as the simple average across its 164 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (442 stations in the state network).

Climate Insight: Missouri

Missouri's climate profile is aggregated from 164 station-mapped locations 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 tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station'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 location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.

For planning purposes, the location 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 climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Missouri on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (55°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest peers by avg_precip (43.9" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average temperature in Missouri?
Missouri averages 55°F a year across NOAA's 1991-2020 Climate Normals, warmer than 62% of U.S. states. That is 2°F above the 53.1°F average across all 50 states.
Does the climate vary a lot within Missouri?
Yes. Annual averages inside Missouri run from Green City at 50°F to Caruthersville at 60°F -- an 11°F spread between the state's coldest and warmest measured station-mapped locations. A single statewide average can mask this kind of local variation.
Where does Missouri rank nationally for temperature?
Missouri ranks #19 warmest and #32 coldest out of 50 U.S. states and territories with NOAA normals data, based on statewide average annual temperature.
What is the most comfortable station-mapped location in Missouri?
Alton scores the highest established comfort rating in Missouri at 83/100, a PlainClimate composite of annual temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length.

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. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.