St. Louis, Missouri, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for St. Louis, Missouri, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 88°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 21°F.
St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on St. Louis, Missouri, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
St. Louis average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is May (0.20 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 21°F | 0.10 in |
| February | 44°F | 25°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 56°F | 34°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 66°F | 44°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 0.20 in |
| June | 84°F | 65°F | 0.10 in |
| July | 88°F | 69°F | 0.10 in |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 0.10 in |
| September | 82°F | 59°F | 0.10 in |
| October | 70°F | 46°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 55°F | 35°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 42°F | 26°F | 0.10 in |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 109°F on 2012-07-24
- Coldest day on record: -18°F on 1982-01-10
Percentiles compare each day to St. Louis, Missouri, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →