Poplar Bluff weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Poplar Bluff, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Wappapello Dam, 21 km from Poplar Bluff; records cover 1939–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.4 in1306 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 1
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 4,393
- Cooling degree days
- 1,439
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Poplar Bluff in January
Highs average 42°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1947)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 982
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Poplar Bluff in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1982)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 772
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Poplar Bluff in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 579
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Poplar Bluff in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 265
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Poplar Bluff in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 57°14°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 73
- Cooling degree days
- 110
Poplar Bluff in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°19°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 302
Poplar Bluff in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 69°21°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1997)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 417
Poplar Bluff in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°20°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Poplar Bluff in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1951)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 182
Poplar Bluff in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 47°8°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1953)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Poplar Bluff in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 570
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Poplar Bluff in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1956)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 879
- Cooling degree days
- 0