Sparta weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Sparta, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Ozark, 13 km from Sparta; records cover 2001–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.3 in1150 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 14
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 4,554
- Cooling degree days
- 1,346
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 6°−14° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Sparta in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.4 in62 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2008)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 999
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sparta in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 787
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sparta in March
Highs average 58°15° and lows 34°1°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Sparta in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 43°6°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 295
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Sparta in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 5.3 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2012)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 95
- Cooling degree days
- 92
Sparta in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 260
Sparta in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 401
Sparta in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 65°18°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 368
Sparta in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 35
- Cooling degree days
- 173
Sparta in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2024)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 261
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Sparta in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2023)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 599
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Sparta in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2025)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0