Zip 65062 (Mount Sterling, MO) Climate

Mount Sterling, MO is located in the northern hemisphere and experiences all four seasons throughout the year. Spring brings warm weather with temperatures rising to an average of 72°F (22°C) during the day but dropping down to 47°F (8°C) at night. Summer brings a hot and humid climate with temperatures reaching an average of 86°F (30°C) during the day and 63°F (17°C) at night. Fall is mild with temperatures averaging 67°F (19°C) during the day and 44°F (7°C) at night. Winter months are cold with an average high temperature of 45°F (7 °C) and low of 22 °F (-5 °C). Precipitation is well balanced throughout the year with an average of 36 inches (91 cm) annually.

Mount Sterling (zip 65062), Missouri gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Sterling (zip 65062) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Mount Sterling (zip 65062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Sterling (zip 65062) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 65062 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 65062 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Sterling, Missouri	United States
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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 65062 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In the 65062 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 65062 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 65062 zip code, there are 30.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 65062 zip code with an average of 19.8°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 65062 zip code, there are 113.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

In the 65062 zip code, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 65062 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 65062 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 65062 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in the 65062 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in the 65062 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 100.0 rainy days annually in the 65062 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in the 65062 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in the 65062 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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