Ozark climate — normals and trends
Ozark (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,037 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ozark averages 80 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Ozark 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 89 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -26.3 °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
OzarkMissouri
- coords
- 37.02°, -93.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,037mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 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
43.5 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
19 January 1984
Wettest day
132 mm
27 July 1979
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
28 March 1977
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
13 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
15 February 1993
Sunniest day
14.2 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 18.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 59 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 249 mm | +127 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 185 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 184 mm | +89 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 32 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 79 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ozark?
Ozark has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,037 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ozark?
The hottest day measured in Ozark between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ozark?
The coldest day measured in Ozark between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1984, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ozark?
Yes. Ozark gets on average 30.0 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Ozark warmed?
Yes: Ozark warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ozark?
The wettest day measured in Ozark between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1979, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ozark?
The windiest day measured in Ozark between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1977, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ozark?
The warmest month in Ozark is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ozark?
Ozark receives on average 1,037 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ozark?
Ozark 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 Ozark?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ozark between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1993, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ozark?
Yes: Ozark has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ozark?
In Ozark, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 14 July 1954, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 20 January 1985.
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