Zip 64402 (Albany, MO) Climate

Albany, MO has a humid continental climate with warm to hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the winter is around 32°F (0°C), while the average temperature in the summer is 73°F (23°C). January is usually the coldest month of the year, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. July is usually the warmest month, with temperatures reaching into the high 80s on some days. The area receives an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, spread out over five or six months. Snowfall typically averages around 17 inches per year, but this can vary greatly from one year to another.

Albany (zip 64402), Missouri gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany (zip 64402) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Albany (zip 64402). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany (zip 64402) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 64402 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

8.3 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 64402 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 64402 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 64402 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 64402 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 64402 zip code, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 64402 zip code with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64402 zip code, there are 134.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

In the 64402 zip code, there are 9.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Missouri.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 64402 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 64402 zip code are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 64402 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in the 64402 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 64402 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 88.4 rainy days annually in the 64402 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.1 inches in the 64402 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Missouri. December is the snowiest month in the 64402 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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