Briarwood Estates, MO climate
Briarwood Estates has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade12° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 87°, and a typical Oct 1 in Briarwood Estates peaks around 75°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Briarwood Estates feels like
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Briarwood Estates weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 23° | 2.6" | 3.8" | 8 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 47° | 26° | 2.8" | 1.8" | 9 | 27° – 46° |
| March | 57° | 35° | 3.8" | 2.2" | 11 | 39° – 61° |
| April | 69° | 44° | 5.1" | 0.2" | 12 | 50° – 62° |
| May | 77° | 54° | 5.3" | 0 | 13 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.4" | 0 | 10 | 68° – 78° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 4.0" | 0 | 10 | 73° – 85° |
| August | 87° | 65° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 70° – 83° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.4" | 0 | 8 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 45° | 3.2" | 0 | 9 | 52° – 63° |
| November | 56° | 35° | 3.8" | 0.1" | 8 | 38° – 52° |
| December | 45° | 27° | 2.8" | 1.0" | 9 | 22° – 44° |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 44.8" | 9.1" | 114 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Briarwood Estates
Briarwood Estates gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 114 days a year.
About 197 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 9 and the first one by October 26. That leaves about 197 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 70% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Briarwood Estates
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Briarwood Estates, 78% of that work is heating and 22% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Briarwood Estates compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Briarwood Estates averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Briarwood Estates’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 22° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Briarwood Estates’s climate
What is the coldest month in Briarwood Estates?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Briarwood Estates?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 38 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Briarwood Estates get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Briarwood Estates?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by April 9.
What is the rainiest month in Briarwood Estates?
May, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Briarwood Estates itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at De Soto, MO (4 mi, snow) and Festus, MO (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.