Montrose, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from APPLETON CITY, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Montrose has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 43.5 inches of precipitation per year and 9.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.88 in) and January the driest (1.57 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,578
Cooling need
1,140

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Montrose'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.

1890s
28
1900s
34
1910s
65
1920s
13
1930s
52
1940s
16
1950s
62
1960s
29
1970s
13
1980s
16
1990s
10
2000s
7
2010s
13
2020s
8

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 40.0°F 21.2°F 30.6°F 1.57 in 3.8 in 6
February 45.4°F 24.9°F 35.1°F 1.74 in 2.3 in 5
March 56.1°F 34.2°F 45.2°F 3.19 in 1.3 in 9
April 65.9°F 43.9°F 54.9°F 4.63 in 10
May 74.7°F 54.8°F 64.8°F 5.88 in 12
June 83.6°F 64.2°F 73.9°F 4.66 in 10
July 88.2°F 68.5°F 78.4°F 4.50 in 8
August 87.3°F 66.7°F 77.0°F 4.13 in 7
September 79.4°F 58.1°F 68.7°F 4.33 in 7
October 68.2°F 46.1°F 57.1°F 3.35 in 8
November 55.1°F 34.7°F 44.9°F 3.19 in 0.3 in 7
December 44.0°F 25.6°F 34.8°F 2.32 in 2.1 in 6

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