Boegel and Hine Flour Mill-Wommack Mill · Photo: Darin House from Missouri, USA · CC BY 2.0Fair Grove’s winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Fair Grove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Fair Grove’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Fair Grove’s place in Missouri beside it.
What a year in Fair Grove feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 191 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 13 and the first by October 24. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO, 10 miles from the town’s center, 180 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Fair Grove’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −1°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 5 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 45 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 110 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Fair Grove
78% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO.
Living with Fair Grove’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
191 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 13 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 24.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October. 1.2 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Fair Grove from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (57%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 24%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Fair Grove and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Fair Grove yet.
Climates most like Fair Grove’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove, MO | 22° | 88° | 45" | 5.2" |
| Centralia, IL | 23° | 87° | 45" | 6.5" |
| Pottstown, PA | 22° | 87° | 47" | 4.2" |
| Ashland, KY | 24° | 87° | 45" | 6.2" |
| Vincennes, IN | 23° | 88° | 47" | 8.5" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Fair Grove averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Fair Grove compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Fair Grove’s place among Missouri’s.
Fair Grove weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Fair Grove’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 22° | 2.4" | 1.7" | 8 | 1 | 28° – 43° |
| February | 48° | 26° | 2.3" | 0.6" | 7 | 1 | 28° – 47° |
| March | 58° | 34° | 3.6" | 0.6" | 10 | 0 | 39° – 58° |
| April | 68° | 44° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 53° | 5.5" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 60° – 72° |
| June | 84° | 62° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 88° | 66° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 73° – 83° |
| August | 88° | 64° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 69° – 81° |
| September | 80° | 56° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 69° | 44° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 57° | 35° | 3.5" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| December | 46° | 26° | 2.6" | 2.2" | 7 | 0 | 23° – 43° |
| Year | 67° | 44° | 44.6" | 5.2" | 110 | 2 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 23° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Fair Grove’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Fair Grove’s center.
- Snow: Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO, 10 miles from the town’s center, 180 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Fair Grove’s climate
What is the weather like in Fair Grove?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 53% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 70% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Fair Grove in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 95 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 28°.
How much snow does Fair Grove get?
About 5.2 inches in a normal winter at Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 2 days a year.
How hot does it get in Fair Grove?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 66°. About 33 days a year reach 90° and 1 reach 100° (Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO).
When is the first and last frost in Fair Grove?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 13 and the first fall frost by October 24, about 191 frost-free days, at Marshfield 4 Wsw, MO.
What growing zone is Fair Grove in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −1°.
What is the best time of year to visit Fair Grove?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Fair Grove getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 92% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Fair Grove.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.