30-year climate normals

Ralls County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.6°F.

Ralls County gets 41.69" of precipitation a year, and 36% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

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

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	36.0°	17.6°	1.82"
February	39.9°	21.2°	2.01"
March	52.0°	31.5°	2.92"
April	63.9°	41.9°	4.28"
May	73.1°	53.6°	5.04"
June	82.5°	62.8°	5.36"
July	86.2°	66.2°	4.58"
August	85.0°	63.6°	3.77"
September	78.9°	54.8°	3.92"
October	66.7°	44.0°	3.30"
November	52.7°	32.2°	2.65"
December	40.7°	23.2°	2.04"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 36% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 1.82"

February 2.01"

March 2.92"

April 4.28"

May 5.04"

June 5.36"

July 4.58"

August 3.77"

September 3.92"

October 3.30"

November 2.65"

December 2.04"

Annual total 41.69"

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 1,144

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,508

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.68¢/kWh, Missouri average $156

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $264

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 Ralls County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Ralls County?

Ralls County averages a high of 86.2°F in July and a low of 17.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 41.69 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Ralls County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 36% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Ralls County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.2°F. That drives 1,144 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Ralls County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Ralls County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MONROE CITY, MO US (USC00235708), 12 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.