Joplin climate — normals and trends
Joplin (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,054 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Joplin averages 75 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Joplin 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 82 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -26.6 °C (on 19 January 1984).
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
JoplinMissouri
- coords
- 37.08°, -94.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,054mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
44.2 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
19 January 1984
Wettest day
114 mm
13 July 2023
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
28 March 1977
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
11 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
19 January 1984
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
1 February 2011
Sunniest day
14.3 h
26 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 40 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 76 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 223 mm | +97 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 287 mm | +140 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 257 mm | +148 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 65 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 68 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Joplin?
Joplin has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,054 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Joplin?
The hottest day measured in Joplin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Joplin?
The coldest day measured in Joplin between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1984, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Joplin?
Yes. Joplin gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Joplin warmed?
Yes: Joplin warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Joplin?
The wettest day measured in Joplin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2023, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Joplin?
The windiest day measured in Joplin between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1977, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Joplin?
The warmest month in Joplin is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Joplin?
Joplin receives on average 1,054 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Joplin?
Joplin gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Joplin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Joplin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2011, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Joplin?
Yes: Joplin has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Joplin?
In Joplin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 13 July 1954, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 19 January 1984.
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