Sikeston climate — normals and trends
Sikeston (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,157 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sikeston averages 69 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Sikeston has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -31.0 °C (on 2 February 1951).
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
SikestonMissouri
- coords
- 36.88°, -89.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,157mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
40.8 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
111 mm
21 December 2013
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
11 February 2009
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
14 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
2 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-36.6 °C
2 February 1951
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
16 January 1978
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 125 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 162 mm | +69 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 74 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 194 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 190 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 129 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 63 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sikeston?
Sikeston has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sikeston?
The hottest day measured in Sikeston between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sikeston?
The coldest day measured in Sikeston between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sikeston?
Yes. Sikeston gets on average 22.5 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Sikeston warmed?
Yes: Sikeston warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sikeston?
The wettest day measured in Sikeston between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2013, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sikeston?
The windiest day measured in Sikeston between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2009, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sikeston?
The warmest month in Sikeston is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sikeston?
Sikeston receives on average 1,157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sikeston?
Sikeston gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sikeston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sikeston between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1978, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sikeston?
Yes: Sikeston has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sikeston?
In Sikeston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 2 July 1980, and the lowest was -36.6 °C on 2 February 1951.
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