Cape Girardeau, MO Weather & Climate Normals
Cape Girardeau's real weather, in one number
Cape Girardeau, MO scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Cape Girardeau's hottest and coldest months
Cape Girardeau's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 35°F, a 44.7°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Cape Girardeau's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 26°F | 3.51in |
| Feb | 48°F | 30°F | 3.31in |
| Mar | 58°F | 37°F | 4.69in |
| Apr | 69°F | 47°F | 5.18in |
| May | 78°F | 58°F | 5.27in |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 3.8in |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 3.87in |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.23in |
| Sep | 82°F | 58°F | 3.61in |
| Oct | 71°F | 46°F | 3.57in |
| Nov | 57°F | 37°F | 4.25in |
| Dec | 46°F | 30°F | 3.62in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Cape Girardeau at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Cape Girardeau
Over a typical year, Cape Girardeau sees about 47.91in of precipitation a year across roughly 116 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Cape Girardeau ranks
Cape Girardeau ranks 3262 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 65 of 135 within MO. About 40,818 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Cape Girardeau Muni Ap, MO US, 5.8 miles from Cape Girardeau, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated