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United StatesMissouriBoone CountyClimate Station COLUMBIA U OF M, MO US Distance 3.3 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Boone County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.5°F.

Boone County gets 44.82" of precipitation a year and 17.4" of snow, and 34% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 39.3° 22.5° 2.41" 5.9"
February 44.9° 26.5° 2.32" 4.8"
March 56.2° 35.8° 3.24" 2.0"
April 67.0° 45.8° 4.83" 0.3"
May 75.7° 56.0° 5.20" 0.0"
June 84.5° 65.2° 5.12" 0.0"
July 88.6° 69.1° 4.62" 0.0"
August 87.6° 67.4° 4.11" 0.0"
September 79.9° 58.8° 4.26" 0.0"
October 68.3° 47.3° 3.53" 0.1"
November 54.8° 36.5° 3.00" 0.8"
December 43.6° 26.9° 2.18" 3.5"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 34% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.41"
February 2.32"
March 3.24"
April 4.83"
May 5.20"
June 5.12"
July 4.62"
August 4.11"
September 4.26"
October 3.53"
November 3.00"
December 2.18"
Annual total 44.82"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,487
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,668
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.68¢/kWh, Missouri average $203
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $224

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Boone County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Boone County?

Boone County averages a high of 88.6°F in July and a low of 22.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 44.82 inches, including 17.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Boone County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 34% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Boone County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.6°F. That drives 1,487 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Boone County?

Yes. Boone County averages 17.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station COLUMBIA U OF M, MO US (USC00231801), 3.3 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Missouri residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.