Taos, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JEFFERSON CITY MEM AP, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Taos has an annual average temperature of 56.3°F with about 39.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.89 in) and February the driest (1.87 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,347
Cooling need
1,215

Best time to visit Taos

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

159 of 366 (43.4%) of Taos'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.

1990s
26
2000s
103
2010s
126
2020s
111

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 41.1°F 22.5°F 31.8°F 2.01 in 7
February 46.7°F 26.2°F 36.5°F 1.87 in 7
March 57.7°F 34.8°F 46.2°F 2.85 in 11
April 68.2°F 45.0°F 56.6°F 4.37 in 11
May 76.9°F 55.1°F 66.0°F 4.89 in 12
June 85.4°F 64.9°F 75.1°F 3.62 in 11
July 88.9°F 68.5°F 78.7°F 4.44 in 9
August 87.6°F 66.3°F 76.9°F 3.61 in 10
September 80.4°F 57.2°F 68.8°F 3.73 in 11
October 69.5°F 45.7°F 57.6°F 3.40 in 11
November 56.5°F 34.8°F 45.6°F 2.82 in 8
December 45.3°F 26.3°F 35.8°F 2.10 in 7

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