West Plains, MO Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in West Plains actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for West Plains, MO, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much West Plains's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in West Plains run from 33°F in Jan up to 77°F in Jul, a 44.2°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
West Plains, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 22°F | 3.25in | 2.3in |
| Feb | 49°F | 26°F | 2.95in | 2.9in |
| Mar | 58°F | 33°F | 4.77in | 2.4in |
| Apr | 69°F | 43°F | 5.68in | 0in |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 5.62in | 0in |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 3.52in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 3.7in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.07in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 4.03in | 0in |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.84in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 57°F | 34°F | 4.47in | 0in |
| Dec | 46°F | 26°F | 3.46in | 1in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are West Plains's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet West Plains actually gets
Over a typical year, West Plains sees about 49.36in of precipitation a year across roughly 103 days with measurable rain or snow, with 8.7in of snow a year.
West Plains against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, West Plains comes in at 2169; within MO alone it ranks 23 of 135. Population is about 12,704.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from W Plains, MO US, the NOAA station 0.8 miles from West Plains, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated