Ste. Genevieve climate
Warm humid river-region weather supports history and recreation, while rain, flooding, heat, smoke, and outages shape comfort
The prepared fields show 26.3 degrees Celsius, 81 percent humidity, and AQI 33. Historic walks, the community center, museums, river drives, and local events can support outdoor and indoor time across much of the year. Heat, humidity, thunderstorms, smoke, heavy rain, wet leaves, standing water, and slippery surfaces can quickly change the effort of the same outing.
County and city emergency resources provide preparation and alert contacts. Inspect cooling, ventilation, air filtration, windows, roof, gutters, drainage, elevation, trees, heating, power backup, indoor air, insurance, and the route to the hospital. Ask how the home performs during a humid spell, a poor air day, a thunderstorm, a flood warning, a power interruption, and a road closure.
Keep outdoor and indoor versions of the week. A planned historic walk, museum, river drive, community-center visit, or event may become library time, home exercise, shopping, a care route, or an early return during heat, smoke, lightning, rain, flooding, a warning, or low energy. Choose a home with low-effort indoor options and clear drainage information.
Living through the seasons
Summers are the easier season. Winter comfort deserves a closer look.
- Overall Comfort
- Moderate
2.5 / 5
- Average Summer High
- 87°F
- Days Above 90°F
- 31 days/year
- Summer Feel
- Very Good
Warm · 87°F
Good
3.4 / 5
- Average Winter Low
- 27°F / -3°C
- Days Below Freezing
- 94 days/year
- Winter Feel
- Moderate
Fair
Fair
1.9 / 5
Find the usable route
Walk or drive from home to food, care, library, and a community center in warm weather. Check shade, water, rest, air quality, surfaces, crossings, parking, cooling, drainage, and the return. A rainy or smoky day reveals the sheltered alternative.
The shape of the year
Humidity, comfortable months, and sunshine show how the seasons differ.
- Humidity
- 77%
- Comfortable Months
- 5 months
- Solar Exposure
- 1555 peak sun hrs/yr
Good
Fair
Poor
Air, allergies, and weather
Air quality and allergies shape day to day comfort. The best months and weather risks help with timing.
Air and allergies
- Air Quality
- Excellent
- Allergy Levels
- Poor
4.7 / 5
Current AQI
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Current PM2.5
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Timing and weather
- Long Term Fine Particle Pollution
- 6 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
- Best Months
- May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Toughest Months
- Feb, Jan, Dec
- Heat Risk
- Moderate
- Drought Risk
- Low
- Weather Volatility
- Moderate
Good · 6 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
Good
3.3 / 5
Ste. Genevieve in everyday life
Could Ste. Genevieve work for you?
What may work well
- Warm weather and a 26.3 degrees Celsius prepared temperature field can support historic walks, community-center use, and river-region outings when the home has shade and cooling.
- Local alerts and emergency resources give households useful starting points for flood, storm, heat, and power preparation.
What to think about
- Humidity, heat, heavy rain, thunderstorms, smoke, flooding, AQI 33 changes, standing water, and power interruptions can change the week quickly.
- Cooling, ventilation, air filtration, roof, windows, drainage, elevation, trees, power backup, flood review, and insurance deserve exact home review.
- A mild historic visit will not show how the home, roads, hospital, pharmacy route, and daily errands perform during flooding, heat, smoke, or a long outage.
Choose a Ste. Genevieve home for humid river-region weather
Inspect indoor comfort
Review cooling, ventilation, air filtration, windows, roof, gutters, drainage, elevation, flood tools, trees, heating, power, indoor options, utility history, and insurance.
Repeat the main routes
Drive or walk to food, pharmacy, hospital, care, library, community center, historic site, family, airport, and detour roads at different times while noting heat, rain, air quality, water, traffic, and return energy.
Keep a seasonal alternative
Pair outdoor favorites with library, community center, home, indoor exercise, medical routes, shopping, family, or detours for heat, lightning, smoke, rain, flooding, storms, and visitor traffic.
Questions retirees ask
What is the weather like in Ste. Genevieve?
The prepared fields show 26.3 degrees Celsius, 81 percent humidity, and AQI 33. Expect warm humid weather, heat, thunderstorms, smoke, heavy rain, river and drainage concerns, and strong cooling, moisture, power, and emergency planning needs.
How should I inspect a Ste. Genevieve home for weather?
Check cooling, ventilation, air filtration, windows, roof, gutters, drainage, elevation, flood information, trees, power backup, insurance, utility history, parking, alerts, and the route to hospital care.
What can I do when river weather stops outdoor plans?
The county community center, library, museums, home exercise, shopping, care routes, family contact, and regional destinations can keep the week workable during heat, smoke, heavy rain, flooding, storms, or visitor congestion.
Ste. Genevieve supports warm river-region life when the home handles cooling, moisture, drainage, flood exposure, air quality, and power and the household has a serious plan for storms, pharmacy access, hospital transfers, and road conditions. Climate belongs in the address decision from the first visit.
Sources
Climate comfort helps estimate how practical daily life may feel across the year, especially for heat, humidity, cold, and seasonal constraints.
Seasonal timing, health conditions, air conditioning, air quality, and elevation can change the lived experience.
- NASA POWER
Used for Overall Comfort, Summer Feel, Average Summer High, Days Above 90°F, Winter Feel, Average Winter Low, Days Below Freezing, Humidity, Comfortable Months, Solar Exposure, Best Months, Toughest Months, Allergy Levels, Heat Risk, Weather Volatility
- Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS, checked against U.S. EPA AirData
Used for Air Quality, Long-Term Fine-Particle Pollution
Checked 2026-05-18
- Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index
Used for Drought Risk
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