Photo: Roastedbeanz1 · CC BY-SA 4.0For weather, Flint Hill is about as ordinary as U.S. towns get
Nights in January average 21°. The wettest month is May; the driest is February. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of U.S. towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Flint Hill at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Flint Hill’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Flint Hill’s place in Missouri beside it.
What a year in Flint Hill 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 14 and the first by October 23. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Warrenton 1 N, MO, 15 miles from the town’s center, 330 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Flint Hill’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −2°. 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 14 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Weldon Spring Nws, MO, is heaviest from January through February, about 4 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 42 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 107 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Flint Hill
80% 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 Warrenton 1 N, MO.
Living with Flint Hill’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 14 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 23.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Flint Hill from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (58%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Flint Hill and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Flint Hill in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Flint Hill’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hill, MO | 21° | 88° | 42" | 14" |
| Louisburg, KS | 21° | 88° | 41" | 14" |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | 25° | 88° | 44" | 11" |
| Terre Haute, IN | 21° | 87° | 43" | 15" |
| Robinson, IL | 22° | 87° | 45" | 12" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Flint Hill averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°).
A smaller shift than in 71% 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 Flint Hill compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Flint Hill’s place among Missouri’s.
Flint Hill weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Flint Hill’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Weldon Spring Nws, MO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 21° | 2.5" | 4.1" | 8 | 5 | 25° – 41° |
| February | 45° | 25° | 2.2" | 3.7" | 8 | 4 | 24° – 45° |
| March | 56° | 34° | 3.4" | 1.7" | 10 | 1 | 37° – 58° |
| April | 67° | 44° | 4.7" | 0.2" | 10 | 0 | 48° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 54° | 5.0" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 63° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 88° | 67° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 72° – 84° |
| August | 87° | 65° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 64° – 75° |
| October | 69° | 45° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 55° | 35° | 3.4" | 0.8" | 8 | 1 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 44° | 26° | 2.6" | 3.0" | 8 | 4 | 21° – 43° |
| Year | 66° | 45° | 42.4" | 13.5" | 107 | 15 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Flint Hill’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 Flint Hill’s center.
- Snow: Weldon Spring Nws, MO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Warrenton 1 N, MO, 15 miles from the town’s center, 330 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 Flint Hill’s climate
What is the weather like in Flint Hill?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 53% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 70% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Flint Hill in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 111 nights a year reach 32° or below and 4 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 25°.
How much snow does Flint Hill get?
About 14 inches in a normal winter at Weldon Spring Nws, MO, heaviest from January through February, about 4 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 15 days a year.
How hot does it get in Flint Hill?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 67°. About 31 days a year reach 90° and 2 reach 100° (Warrenton 1 N, MO).
When is the first and last frost in Flint Hill?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 14 and the first fall frost by October 23, about 191 frost-free days, at Warrenton 1 N, MO.
What growing zone is Flint Hill in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Flint Hill?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Flint Hill getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 71% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Flint Hill.
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.