Poplar Bluff, MO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from POPLAR BLUFF, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Poplar Bluff has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 52.2 inches of precipitation per year and 5.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.94 in) and September the driest (3.29 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Poplar Bluff
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →19 of 366 (5.2%) of Poplar Bluff'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 | 18 | |
| 1900s | 25 | |
| 1910s | 27 | |
| 1920s | 63 | |
| 1930s | 53 | |
| 1940s | 55 | |
| 1950s | 46 | |
| 1960s | 11 | |
| 1970s | 7 | |
| 1980s | 15 | |
| 1990s | 5 | |
| 2000s | 6 | |
| 2010s | 27 | |
| 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 | 44.0°F | 25.8°F | 34.9°F | 3.46 in | 0.6 in | 9 |
| February | 49.3°F | 29.5°F | 39.4°F | 3.63 in | 1.6 in | 8 |
| March | 59.0°F | 38.1°F | 48.5°F | 4.77 in | 1.3 in | 11 |
| April | 69.9°F | 47.4°F | 58.7°F | 5.94 in | — | 10 |
| May | 78.9°F | 57.6°F | 68.3°F | 5.37 in | — | 11 |
| June | 87.5°F | 67.0°F | 77.3°F | 4.29 in | — | 9 |
| July | 90.5°F | 70.6°F | 80.5°F | 4.70 in | — | 8 |
| August | 89.5°F | 68.5°F | 79.0°F | 3.65 in | — | 8 |
| September | 82.8°F | 60.6°F | 71.7°F | 3.29 in | — | 7 |
| October | 71.9°F | 47.7°F | 59.8°F | 4.07 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.8°F | 37.5°F | 47.7°F | 4.80 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| December | 47.1°F | 29.3°F | 38.2°F | 4.27 in | 1.7 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Poplar Bluff
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