Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Villa Ridge’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 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Villa Ridge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Villa Ridge’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Villa Ridge’s place in Missouri beside it.
What a year in Villa Ridge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 194 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 11 and the first by October 23. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Union, MO, 7 miles from the town’s center, 110 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Villa Ridge’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 11 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Pacific, MO, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 43 inches a year; April is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 103 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Villa Ridge
75% 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 Union, MO.
Living with Villa Ridge’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
194 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 11 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 Villa Ridge from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (51%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 16%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Villa Ridge and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Villa Ridge yet.
Climates most like Villa Ridge’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Ridge, MO | 22° | 88° | 43" | 11" |
| Louisburg, KS | 21° | 88° | 41" | 14" |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | 25° | 88° | 44" | 11" |
| Robinson, IL | 22° | 87° | 45" | 12" |
| Hamilton, OH | 22° | 87° | 43" | 9.7" |
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 Villa Ridge averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 80% 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 Villa Ridge compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Villa Ridge’s place among Missouri’s.
Villa Ridge weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Villa Ridge’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Pacific, MO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 22° | 2.6" | 4.4" | 8 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 46° | 26° | 2.3" | 3.3" | 6 | 26° – 45° |
| March | 57° | 34° | 3.6" | 0.6" | 10 | 38° – 59° |
| April | 68° | 44° | 4.8" | 0.3" | 10 | 49° – 62° |
| May | 76° | 54° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 12 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 63° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 9 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 88° | 67° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 73° – 84° |
| August | 87° | 65° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 8 | 70° – 82° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 8 | 64° – 75° |
| October | 69° | 45° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 8 | 52° – 63° |
| November | 55° | 35° | 3.5" | 0.6" | 9 | 38° – 51° |
| December | 45° | 26° | 2.7" | 2.2" | 7 | 22° – 44° |
| Year | 66° | 45° | 43.1" | 11.4" | 103 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 22° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Villa Ridge’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 Villa Ridge’s center.
- Snow: Pacific, MO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Union, MO, 7 miles from the town’s center, 110 ft lower; 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 Villa Ridge’s climate
What is the weather like in Villa Ridge?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 51% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 70% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Villa Ridge in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 101 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 26°.
How much snow does Villa Ridge get?
About 11 inches in a normal winter at Pacific, MO, most of it in January.
How hot does it get in Villa Ridge?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 67°. About 50 days a year reach 90° and 4 reach 100° (Union, MO).
When is the first and last frost in Villa Ridge?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 11 and the first fall frost by October 23, about 194 frost-free days, at Union, MO.
What growing zone is Villa Ridge 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 Villa Ridge?
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 Villa Ridge getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 80% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Villa Ridge.
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.