Cape Girardeau Weather & Climate

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Cape Girardeau sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 40.3°C in July and nighttime lows bottom out near -3°C in January. May is the wettest month (~115 mm), while February is the driest (~68 mm). For sunshine, August leads with about 69% clear skies.

Best time to visit Cape Girardeau

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are May, October, and September — expect around 18.629.4°C with roughly 39% chance of rain on a given day in May.

Cape Girardeau climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January-3° / 4.8°17%70 mm50%14.4 kph
February-0.5° / 8.2°17%68 mm49%14.9 kph
March5.1° / 15.2°27%93 mm51%15.2 kph
April11.3° / 21.9°34%111 mm55%14.6 kph
May18.6° / 29.4°39%115 mm54%12.5 kph
June24.4° / 36.8°37%91 mm59%10.3 kph
July27.3° / 40.3°35%80 mm66%9 kph
August25.5° / 38.2°29%68 mm69%9.1 kph
September18.9° / 31.4°25%71 mm68%10.4 kph
October11.4° / 22.8°26%87 mm64%12 kph
November4.9° / 14°26%97 mm55%13.3 kph
December-0.8° / 7.1°22%93 mm49%13.9 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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