For weather, Wheatland is about as ordinary as U.S. towns get
Midsummer highs settle at about 89°. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 66° apart. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 71% of U.S. towns. The frost-free window for a garden runs roughly April 7 to October 28.
A year in Wheatland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Wheatland’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Wheatland’s place in Missouri beside it.
What a year in Wheatland feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 204 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 7 and the first by October 28. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Pomme De Terre Dam, MO, 5 miles from the town’s center, 160 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Wheatland’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 10 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Osceola, MO, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 44 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Wheatland
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 Pomme De Terre Dam, MO.
Living with Wheatland’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
204 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 7 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 28.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Wheatland from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (46%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 23%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Wheatland and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Wheatland yet.
Climates most like Wheatland’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland, MO | 23° | 89° | 44" | 10" |
| Shiloh, IL | 23° | 88° | 43" | 11" |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | 25° | 88° | 44" | 11" |
| Vincennes, IN | 23° | 88° | 47" | 8.5" |
| Pea Ridge, WV | 25° | 87° | 45" | 9.6" |
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 Wheatland averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 97% 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 Wheatland compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Wheatland’s place among Missouri’s.
Wheatland weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Wheatland’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Osceola, MO. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 23° | 1.9" | 4.4" | 5 | 5 | 27° – 43° |
| February | 48° | 26° | 2.1" | 1.5" | 5 | 1 | 28° – 46° |
| March | 57° | 35° | 3.1" | 0.9" | 7 | 0 | 39° – 58° |
| April | 67° | 44° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| May | 76° | 54° | 5.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 60° – 72° |
| June | 84° | 63° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 73° – 85° |
| August | 88° | 66° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| September | 80° | 58° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 69° | 46° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 56° | 36° | 3.4" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 38° – 55° |
| December | 46° | 27° | 2.3" | 3.1" | 5 | 2 | 23° – 43° |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 44.0" | 10.1" | 81 | 8 |
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 Wheatland’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 Wheatland’s center.
- Snow: Osceola, MO.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Pomme De Terre Dam, MO, 5 miles from the town’s center, 160 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 Wheatland’s climate
What is the weather like in Wheatland?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 54% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 71% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Wheatland in winter?
January nights average 23°. About 105 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 27°.
How much snow does Wheatland get?
About 10 inches in a normal winter at Osceola, MO, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 8 days a year.
How hot does it get in Wheatland?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 39 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Pomme De Terre Dam, MO).
When is the first and last frost in Wheatland?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 7 and the first fall frost by October 28, about 204 frost-free days, at Pomme De Terre Dam, MO.
What growing zone is Wheatland 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 Wheatland?
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 Wheatland getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Wheatland.
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.