Essex weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Essex, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sikeston Power Station, 23 km from Essex; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.6 in1261 mm
- Snow a year
- 3 in8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 3,848
- Cooling degree days
- 1,888
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Essex in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1967)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 899
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Essex in February
Highs average 49°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1996)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 702
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Essex in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2026)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 504
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Essex in April
Highs average 71°21° and lows 49°9°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2012)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 207
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Essex in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 194
Essex in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 402
Essex in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°22°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1980)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 498
Essex in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1964)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 444
Essex in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°16°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 235
Essex in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 49°9°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 190
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Essex in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 495
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Essex in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 32°0°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1951)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 783
- Cooling degree days
- 0