West Plains weather by month
What a typical year looks like in West Plains, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at WEST PLAINS, 1 km from West Plains; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.4 in1254 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in22 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 4,616
- Cooling degree days
- 1,212
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 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
West Plains in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 22°−5°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1950)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 990
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Plains in February
Highs average 49°10° and lows 26°−3°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2024)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 769
- Cooling degree days
- 0
West Plains in March
Highs average 58°15° and lows 33°0°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 606
- Cooling degree days
- 3
West Plains in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1955)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 295
- Cooling degree days
- 17
West Plains in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°11°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 109
- Cooling degree days
- 78
West Plains in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 239
West Plains in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 382
West Plains in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 326
West Plains in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2026)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 50
- Cooling degree days
- 143
West Plains in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1952)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 289
- Cooling degree days
- 22
West Plains in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2025)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 594
- Cooling degree days
- 2
West Plains in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2021)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 900
- Cooling degree days
- 0