Hazelwood climate — normals and trends
Hazelwood (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 998 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Hazelwood averages 86 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Hazelwood has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -27.3 °C (on 15 January 1979).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HazelwoodMissouri
- coords
- 38.77°, -90.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
998mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.1 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest day
-27.3 °C
15 January 1979
Wettest day
97 mm
14 September 2008
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
5 April 1947
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
18 January 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
6 November 1951
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 51 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +5.5 °C | 81 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 20.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 166 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 124 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 196 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 154 mm | +76 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 24 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 82 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hazelwood?
Hazelwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 998 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hazelwood?
The hottest day measured in Hazelwood between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hazelwood?
The coldest day measured in Hazelwood between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1979, at -27.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hazelwood?
Yes. Hazelwood gets on average 39.2 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Hazelwood warmed?
Yes: Hazelwood warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hazelwood?
The wettest day measured in Hazelwood between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hazelwood?
The windiest day measured in Hazelwood between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1947, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hazelwood?
The warmest month in Hazelwood is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Hazelwood?
Hazelwood receives on average 998 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hazelwood?
Hazelwood gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hazelwood?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hazelwood between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1951, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hazelwood?
Yes: Hazelwood has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hazelwood?
In Hazelwood, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 14 July 1954, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 20 January 1985.
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