Smithville, MO

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Smithville has an annual average temperature of 53°F with about 40 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.38 in) and January the driest (1.15 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,289
Cooling need
969

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Climate change signal

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103 of 366 (28.1%) of Smithville'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.

1980s
51
1990s
89
2000s
77
2010s
79
2020s
70

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 36.3°F 16.3°F 26.3°F 1.15 in
February 41.7°F 20.7°F 31.2°F 1.40 in
March 52.6°F 31.3°F 42.0°F 2.29 in
April 63.6°F 41.2°F 52.4°F 3.85 in
May 72.8°F 53.0°F 62.9°F 5.38 in
June 82.2°F 63.2°F 72.7°F 5.27 in
July 86.5°F 67.6°F 77.1°F 4.87 in
August 85.3°F 65.7°F 75.5°F 4.36 in
September 77.8°F 56.2°F 67.0°F 4.30 in
October 66.1°F 43.5°F 54.8°F 3.47 in
November 53.3°F 31.3°F 42.3°F 2.10 in
December 41.6°F 22.1°F 31.8°F 1.59 in

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