Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Queen City features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-21 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1046 mm (41.2 inches) and receives 109 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Queen City enjoys an average of 3011 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Queen City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (26 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Queen City experiences 105 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 103 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Average high | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Average low | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Minimum | -29°C (-21°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Queen City, Missouri, United States with other places around the world.
Queen City usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Queen City are February, November and December. On average, 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.1) | 53 (2.1) | 98 (3.9) | 84 (3.3) | 152 (6.0) | 120 (4.7) | 82 (3.2) | 75 (2.9) | 116 (4.6) | 126 (5.0) | 50 (2.0) | 36 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Queen City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Queen City: January, February and November receive an average of 5 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 131 | 187 | 213 | 249 | 270 | 333 | 360 | 333 | 282 | 230 | 208 | 209 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 40m | 11h 58m | 13h 18m | 14h 26m | 15h 0m | 14h 42m | 13h 41m | 12h 24m | 11h 4m | 9h 54m | 9h 18m |
Queen City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Queen City UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |