Riverview Estates, MO climate
Riverview Estates has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Riverview Estates feels like
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Riverview 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | 1.3" | 4.3" | 7 | 7 | 23° – 41° |
| February | 45° | 25° | 1.7" | 4.4" | 8 | 5 | 26° – 45° |
| March | 56° | 35° | 2.7" | 1.8" | 10 | 2 | 38° – 58° |
| April | 66° | 44° | 4.3" | 0.3" | 11 | 0 | 48° – 60° |
| May | 75° | 55° | 5.8" | 0.1" | 12 | 0 | 59° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 64° | 5.2" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| July | 88° | 68° | 4.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 73° – 85° |
| August | 87° | 66° | 4.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70° – 83° |
| September | 79° | 58° | 4.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 63° – 75° |
| October | 68° | 45° | 3.4" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| November | 54° | 34° | 2.4" | 1.0" | 6 | 1 | 37° – 53° |
| December | 43° | 25° | 1.8" | 4.5" | 7 | 5 | 20° – 41° |
| Year | 65° | 45° | 41.6" | 16.8" | 106 | 19 |
“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 Riverview Estates
Riverview Estates gets 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 106 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 19 days of the year.
About 204 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 204 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 75% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Riverview Estates
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Riverview 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 Riverview 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 Riverview Estates averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Riverview 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 20° to 41°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Riverview Estates’s climate
What is the coldest month in Riverview Estates?
January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Riverview Estates?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 68°. About 37 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Riverview Estates get?
About 17 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Riverview Estates?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 29, and the last spring frost by April 8.
What is the rainiest month in Riverview Estates?
May, with 5.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 42 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Riverview Estates itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pleasant Hill Wfo, MO (15 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.