Alma weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Alma, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sweet Springs, 18 km from Alma; records cover 1941–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42.5 in1081 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in31 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 19
- Heating degree days
- 5,162
- Cooling degree days
- 1,284
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Alma in January
Highs average 38°4° and lows 17°−8°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1950)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 1150
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Alma in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 22°−5°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1972)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Alma in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 655
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Alma in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°6°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1987)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 343
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Alma in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1941)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 112
- Cooling degree days
- 97
Alma in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1988)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 265
Alma in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1954)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 393
Alma in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 340
Alma in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1947)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 62
- Cooling degree days
- 143
Alma in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 306
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Alma in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1978)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 648
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Alma in December
Highs average 43°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1948)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 987
- Cooling degree days
- 0