Southwest City, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GRAVETTE, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Southwest City has an annual average temperature of 60.5°F with about 48.6 inches of precipitation per year and 12.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.21 in) and February the driest (2.66 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,213
Cooling need
1,599

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Southwest City'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
2
1900s
37
1910s
25
1920s
17
1930s
83
1940s
18
1950s
44
1960s
15
1970s
10
1980s
16
1990s
16
2000s
22
2010s
28
2020s
33

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 48.8°F 28.7°F 38.7°F 2.81 in 3.6 in 8
February 53.9°F 32.5°F 43.2°F 2.66 in 2.9 in 7
March 63.4°F 40.8°F 52.1°F 3.92 in 3.6 in 9
April 72.5°F 49.0°F 60.7°F 4.82 in 0.1 in 9
May 79.5°F 57.5°F 68.5°F 6.21 in 10
June 87.4°F 65.8°F 76.6°F 4.65 in 9
July 92.5°F 69.2°F 80.9°F 3.93 in 8
August 92.1°F 67.8°F 80.0°F 3.47 in 7
September 84.2°F 60.4°F 72.3°F 4.45 in 8
October 72.9°F 49.9°F 61.4°F 4.56 in 0.1 in 9
November 60.7°F 39.8°F 50.3°F 3.93 in 0.5 in 8
December 51.1°F 31.9°F 41.5°F 3.17 in 1.7 in 8

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