Kirksville climate — normals and trends
Kirksville (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 925 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kirksville averages 110 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Kirksville has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 23 July 1983) and the coldest -32.6 °C (on 3 February 1996).
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
KirksvilleMissouri
- coords
- 40.19°, -92.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
925mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
39.7 °C
23 July 1983
Coldest day
-32.6 °C
3 February 1996
Wettest day
107 mm
13 September 1961
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
5 May 1950
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
15 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
6 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-37.5 °C
3 February 1996
Snowiest day
35.6 cm
9 April 1973
Sunniest day
14.5 h
29 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +6.5 °C | 68 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 99 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 132 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 114 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 27 mm | -57 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 20 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kirksville?
Kirksville has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kirksville?
The hottest day measured in Kirksville between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1983, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kirksville?
The coldest day measured in Kirksville between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1996, at -32.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kirksville?
Yes. Kirksville gets on average 57.9 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Kirksville warmed?
Yes: Kirksville warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kirksville?
The wettest day measured in Kirksville between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1961, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kirksville?
The windiest day measured in Kirksville between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1950, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kirksville?
The warmest month in Kirksville is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kirksville?
Kirksville receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kirksville?
Kirksville gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kirksville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kirksville between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1973, with 35.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kirksville?
Yes: Kirksville has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kirksville?
In Kirksville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 6 July 1948, and the lowest was -37.5 °C on 3 February 1996.
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