Breckenridge, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HAMILTON 2W, MO US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Breckenridge has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 39.9 inches of precipitation per year and 7.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.78 in) and January the driest (1.10 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,538
Cooling need
870

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Breckenridge's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1950s
47
1960s
72
1970s
37
1980s
58
1990s
45
2000s
38
2010s
63
2020s
6

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 35.2°F 15.6°F 25.4°F 1.10 in 2.9 in 6
February 40.2°F 19.6°F 29.9°F 1.64 in 1.5 in 6
March 52.3°F 30.0°F 41.2°F 2.81 in 1.0 in 8
April 63.3°F 40.2°F 51.7°F 3.99 in 0.1 in 10
May 73.1°F 51.7°F 62.4°F 5.78 in 11
June 82.3°F 61.7°F 72.0°F 4.96 in 10
July 86.8°F 66.0°F 76.4°F 3.86 in 8
August 85.5°F 63.7°F 74.6°F 4.27 in 8
September 78.0°F 54.1°F 66.0°F 4.25 in 8
October 65.9°F 41.9°F 53.9°F 3.29 in 8
November 51.5°F 30.3°F 40.9°F 2.25 in 0.5 in 6
December 39.8°F 20.1°F 30.0°F 1.72 in 1.6 in 6

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