Des Peres, MO climate
Des Peres has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade13° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 87°, and a typical Oct 1 in Des Peres peaks around 74°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Des Peres feels like
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Des Peres 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 23° | 2.6" | 4.1" | 7 | 5 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 45° | 27° | 2.2" | 2.8" | 7 | 2 | 27° – 46° |
| March | 56° | 35° | 3.5" | 1.0" | 9 | 1 | 38° – 59° |
| April | 68° | 45° | 4.7" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| May | 76° | 56° | 5.0" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 61° – 74° |
| June | 85° | 65° | 4.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| July | 88° | 69° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 85° |
| August | 87° | 67° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71° – 83° |
| September | 80° | 59° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 69° | 47° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| November | 55° | 36° | 3.4" | 0.5" | 8 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| December | 44° | 28° | 2.7" | 1.7" | 9 | 3 | 22° – 44° |
| Year | 66° | 46° | 42.5" | 10.2" | 97 | 11 |
“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 Des Peres
Des Peres gets 43 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 97 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 11 days of the year.
About 206 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 4 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 206 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 76% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Des Peres
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Des Peres, 75% of that work is heating and 25% 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.
Des Peres and its neighbors
Des Peres borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Town and Country has the coldest January nights (23°) and Kirkwood the hottest July afternoons (89°). Des Peres’s January low is 23° and its July high 88°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Des Peres 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 Des Peres averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Des Peres’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 9°.
Common questions about Des Peres’s climate
What is the coldest month in Des Peres?
January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Des Peres?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 69°. About 41 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Des Peres get?
About 10 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Des Peres?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 29, and the last spring frost by April 4.
What is the rainiest month in Des Peres?
May, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 43 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Des Peres itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Valley Park, MO (4 mi, snow) and St Charles 7 Ssw, MO (7 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.