Mount Vernon, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MT VERNON UNIV MO - SW CTR, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mount Vernon has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 45.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.86 in) and February the driest (2.28 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,233
Cooling need
1,152

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Mount Vernon'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.

1960s
74
1970s
48
1980s
62
1990s
54
2000s
69
2010s
59

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 44.0°F 22.2°F 33.1°F 2.38 in 8
February 48.9°F 26.0°F 37.4°F 2.28 in 7
March 58.0°F 35.3°F 46.7°F 3.67 in 10
April 67.7°F 44.4°F 56.0°F 4.55 in 11
May 75.8°F 54.3°F 65.0°F 5.86 in 12
June 84.3°F 63.6°F 74.0°F 5.25 in 10
July 89.4°F 67.1°F 78.2°F 4.01 in 9
August 89.3°F 64.9°F 77.1°F 3.03 in 7
September 81.5°F 56.8°F 69.1°F 4.70 in 8
October 70.7°F 44.7°F 57.7°F 2.95 in 9
November 57.9°F 34.5°F 46.2°F 3.93 in 9
December 47.2°F 26.4°F 36.8°F 2.84 in 7

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