Princeton, MO

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Princeton has an annual average temperature of 51.1°F with about 38 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.60 in) and January the driest (1.10 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,766
Cooling need
768

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

38 of 366 (10.4%) of Princeton'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
65
1900s
43
1920s
0
1950s
54
1960s
40
1970s
16
1980s
46
1990s
19
2000s
24
2010s
34
2020s
25

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 33.6°F 14.7°F 24.2°F 1.10 in 6
February 38.8°F 18.2°F 28.5°F 1.23 in 6
March 51.3°F 28.9°F 40.1°F 2.23 in 7
April 62.7°F 39.2°F 50.9°F 4.24 in 10
May 72.0°F 50.4°F 61.2°F 5.05 in 12
June 81.4°F 60.9°F 71.1°F 5.60 in 11
July 85.8°F 65.3°F 75.6°F 3.86 in 9
August 84.2°F 63.0°F 73.6°F 4.25 in 9
September 77.2°F 53.5°F 65.3°F 3.81 in 7
October 65.2°F 41.9°F 53.6°F 3.29 in 8
November 50.6°F 29.9°F 40.2°F 1.90 in 6
December 38.1°F 20.1°F 29.1°F 1.42 in 5

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