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When to go to Joplin

Twelve months of averages for Joplin, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Joplin has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, June, September and October.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (5°C). The wettest is May (170 mm) and the driest January (56 mm); about 1,174 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Joplin: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCool
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Joplin

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Joplin by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	5°C	-5°C	56 mm	81%	56%	2.4	23°C	Cold
February	8°C	-3°C	58 mm	80%	62%	3	24°C	Cold
March	14°C	3°C	98 mm	78%	60%	4	27°C	Cool
April	20°C	8°C	128 mm	76%	57%	5.1	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	24°C	14°C	170 mm	80%	57%	5.7	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	19°C	126 mm	77%	48%	6.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	32°C	21°C	98 mm	69%	45%	6.5	39°C	Hot
August	32°C	21°C	103 mm	67%	45%	5.8	39°C	Hot
September	28°C	16°C	97 mm	69%	41%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	21°C	8°C	105 mm	72%	46%	3.6	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	14°C	2°C	72 mm	76%	50%	2.6	29°C	Cool
December	7°C	-3°C	63 mm	81%	58%	2.1	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

5°C

-5°C

56 mm

81%

56%

2.4

23°C

Cold

February

8°C

-3°C

58 mm

80%

62%

24°C

Cold

March

14°C

3°C

98 mm

78%

60%

27°C

Cool

April

20°C

8°C

128 mm

76%

57%

5.1

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

24°C

14°C

170 mm

80%

57%

5.7

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

19°C

126 mm

77%

48%

6.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

32°C

21°C

98 mm

69%

45%

6.5

39°C

Hot

August

32°C

21°C

103 mm

67%

45%

5.8

39°C

Hot

September

28°C

16°C

97 mm

69%

41%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

21°C

8°C

105 mm

72%

46%

3.6

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

14°C

2°C

72 mm

76%

50%

2.6

29°C

Cool

December

7°C

-3°C

63 mm

81%

58%

2.1

25°C

Cold