Cape Girardeau (MO) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau average temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Girardeau average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cape Girardeau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.7 7.3 13.9 20.3 25.1 30 31.8 30.7 26.8 21.1 13.8 7
°F 40.4 45.1 57 68.5 77.2 86 89.3 87.2 80.2 70 56.8 44.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cape Girardeau monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cape Girardeau monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cape Girardeau (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 76 82 123 111 128 91 92 93 97 78 106 109
inches 3 3.2 4.8 4.4 5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.1 4.2 4.3
Rainy days 9 9 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 10

Average annual rainfall in Cape Girardeau: 1132.167mm (445.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cape Girardeau
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.3 5.9 7 8.5 9.7 10.9 11 10.3 8.7 7.7 5.3 4.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cape Girardeau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cape Girardeau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cape Girardeau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.3 -3.2 2.7 8.2 13 17.9 20.1 18.7 14.5 7.6 2.8 -2.5
Max °C 4.9 7.6 14.2 20.6 25.4 30.3 32.1 31 27.1 21.5 14.1 7.3
Min °F 22.5 26.3 36.8 46.8 55.4 64.2 68.2 65.6 58.1 45.6 37 27.6
Max °F 31.6 36 47.1 57.9 66.6 75.4 79 76.6 69.4 58.1 47.1 36.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cape Girardeau average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Girardeau average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cape Girardeau in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.9 10.4 11 12.5 14.9 17.9 21.1 23.6 22.2 18 14.7 12.4
°F 51.6 50.8 51.7 54.5 58.9 64.2 69.9 74.5 71.9 64.4 58.4 54.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cape Girardeau average winspeed by month (km/h) Cape Girardeau average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cape Girardeau (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 19 18 15 14 13 12 13 14 16 17
mph 11 11 12 11 9 9 8 7 8 9 10 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cape Girardeau relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cape Girardeau
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 70% 66% 64% 68% 68% 69% 71% 72% 68% 70% 73%

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Cape Girardeau weather stats

Cape Girardeau weather statistics
Hottest month: July 31.8°C 89.2°F
Driest month: January 76mm 3ins
Sunniest month: July 11hrs
Coldest month: January 4.7°C 40.5°F
Wettest month: May 128mm 5ins
Warmest sea: August 23.6°C 74.5°F
Map showing location of Cape Girardeau (37.30588, -89.51815) Cape Girardeau map pin © Google

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