Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (Missouri), United States weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Columbia (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 93 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes July a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is O'Fallon (142 km away). In July its highs average 30.8°C, about as warm as Columbia (Missouri), United States, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (Missouri), United States ranks joint 184th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 337th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Columbia (Missouri), United States is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 93 mm to 76 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Columbia (Missouri), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C-5.0°C | -5.0°C | 55 | 7.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 6.6°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 59 | 7.0 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 86 | 10.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.5°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 129 | 11.6 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 134 | 13.3 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| July, selected | 31.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 93 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 76 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 86 | 7.7 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 83 | 8.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 79 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.8°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 59 | 6.9 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- O'Fallon in JulyUnited States · 142 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 82 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in JulyUnited States · 177 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Independence in JulyUnited States · 180 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 94 mm rain
- St. Louis in JulyUnited States · 189 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 86 mm rain
- Kansas City in JulyUnited States · 195 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Overland Park in JulyUnited States · 202 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 91 mm rain
- Springfield (Missouri), United States in JulyUnited States · 211 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 89 mm rain
- Olathe in JulyUnited States · 215 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 91 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Columbia) is explained once on the Columbia (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.