Taos weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Taos, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at JEFFERSON CITY WTR PL, 12 km from Taos; records cover 1890–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.6 in1107 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in23 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 5
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,848
- Cooling degree days
- 1,394
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 3°−16° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Taos in January
Highs average 40°4° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1950)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1076
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Taos in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1930)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 843
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Taos in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1929)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 636
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Taos in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 44°7°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1899)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 316
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Taos in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 55°13°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 105
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Taos in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1901)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 281
Taos in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 69°20°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1901)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 412
Taos in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 370
Taos in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°15°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1939)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 169
Taos in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1939)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Taos in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1915)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 604
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Taos in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 26°−4°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 2.5 in6.4 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1949)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1901)
- Heating degree days
- 935
- Cooling degree days
- 0