Licking weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Licking, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Houston, 18 km from Licking; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.8 in1188 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in9 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 4,531
- Cooling degree days
- 1,257
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 5°−15° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Licking in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 2.7 in70 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1909)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 979
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Licking in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1962)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 766
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Licking in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2026)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Licking in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 45°7°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2001)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 285
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Licking in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 54°12°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1913)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Licking in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 248
Licking in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1901)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 370
Licking in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1980)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 332
Licking in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1913)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 149
Licking in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1953)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 282
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Licking in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1987)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 572
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Licking in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1918)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 879
- Cooling degree days
- 0