Kirbyville has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Kirbyville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Kirbyville’s climate
Read from where Kirbyville sits among Missouri’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
What a year in Kirbyville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 205 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 6 and the first by October 31.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
7 inches of snow, 46 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 94 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Living with Kirbyville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
205 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 6 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 31.
About 7" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 72% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 53 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 90°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Kirbyville averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.7°).
A smaller shift than in 93% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Kirbyville compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Missouri.
Kirbyville 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 | 46° | 25° | 2.8" | 2.3" | 7 | 3 | 30° – 44° |
| February | 51° | 28° | 2.5" | 1.8" | 6 | 2 | 31° – 48° |
| March | 60° | 36° | 4.2" | 1.0" | 9 | 0 | 42° – 58° |
| April | 70° | 45° | 4.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| May | 77° | 54° | 5.5" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| July | 90° | 67° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 85° |
| August | 89° | 65° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71° – 82° |
| September | 82° | 58° | 4.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| October | 71° | 46° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| November | 59° | 36° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41° – 54° |
| December | 49° | 28° | 3.0" | 1.7" | 7 | 2 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 69° | 46° | 45.8" | 6.8" | 94 | 7 |
Heating and cooling a home in Kirbyville
72% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 26° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Kirbyville’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kirbyville?
January, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Kirbyville?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 67°. About 53 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kirbyville get?
About 7 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Kirbyville?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 6.
What is the rainiest month in Kirbyville?
May, with 5.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Kirbyville.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Kirbyville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Ozark Beach, MO (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.