Lake of the Ozarks Water Temperature

Visiting Missouri? Lake of the Ozarks is a large water reservoir with over 600 trillion gallons of water and is situated in Central Missouri. When you are around the lake, you can do plenty during your vacations as well as your entire family on a boat ride. According to Missouri, there is a motto that “If you do not like the weather, you should wait until tomorrow”.


The Lake of the Ozarks enjoys a wide range of conditions ranging from humidity in August nights to snowy winter.

The Lake area has varied temperatures all year round averaging to 59 with the months from January to December enjoying high water temperature of up to 83.6 and low water temperature of up to 38.1 on the surface with the air temperature ranging from 43.7 to 22.1 during daytime and during the night respectively.

Lake of the Ozarks is a town close to Lake of the Ozarks. July is the month with the highest water temperature at 79.7°F / 26.5°C.
The coldest month is January with an average water temperature of 33.3°F / 0.7°C.
January is the driest at 0in / 0mm and May the wettest month with 1in / 25.2mm.
With an average air temperature of 79.9°F / 26.6°C, July is the warmest month in a year. January is the coldest with 32.9°F / 0.5°C average air temperature.
The Climate is described as mild temperate climate with hot summer. Best time to Visit would be in June, July, August, September.

Lake of the Ozarks Summary

Description Value
Warmest Month Water Temperature: July with 79.7°F / 26.5°C
Coldest Month Water Temperature: January with 33.3°F / 0.7°C
Warmest Month Air Temperature: July with 79.9°F / 26.6°C
Coldest Month Air Temperature: January with 32.9°F / 0.5°C
Wettest Month: May with 1in / 25.2mm
Driest Month: January with 0in / 0mm
Highest Humidity May with 71.1%
Lowest Humidity February with 63.3%
Best Time to Visit: June, July, August, September
Climate Classification mild temperate climate with hot summer

Lake of the Ozarks water temperature by month

Lake of the Ozarks water temperature by month

Max. Water

Temperature (°F)

ø. Water

Temperature (°F)

Min. Water

Temperature (°F)

January

34.7 33.3 32.4

February

35.6 33.8 33.1

March

45.5 40.1 35.4

April

56.3 51.1 45.7

May

69.4 62.2 56.3

June

78.6 72.9 68.2

July

82.2 77.4 73.6

August

81.5 76.5 73.2

September

76.1 69.8 64.8

October

64.9 58.6 53.1

November

53.2 47.8 42.1

December

42.1 37.2 34.7

Lake of the Ozarks water temperature by month

Max. Water

Temperature (°C)

ø. Water

Temperature (°C)

Min. Water

Temperature (°C)

January

1.5 0.7 0.2

February

2 1 0.6

March

7.5 4.5 1.9

April

13.5 10.6 7.6

May

20.8 16.8 13.5

June

25.9 22.7 20.1

July

27.9 25.2 23.1

August

27.5 24.7 22.9

September

24.5 21 18.2

October

18.3 14.8 11.7

November

11.8 8.8 5.6

December

5.6 2.9 1.5

The warmest water temperature are in July with around 79.7°F / 26.5°C. The coldest in January with an average water temperature of 33.3°F / 0.7°C.

January has water temperature of 39.2; February has water temperature of 38.1; March has water temperature of 41.1; April enjoys water temperature of up to 53.9; May 67.5; June 78.6; July 83.6; August 83.9; September 77.4; October 69.2; November 57.0; and December 47.5


Lake of the Ozarks weather by month / climate table

Max.

Temperature

°F

ø.

Temperature

°F

Min.

Temperature

(°F)

Precip.

(in)

Rainy Days

(d)

Rel. Humidity

(%)

January

46.6 32.9 23.9 0 0 63.6%

February

52.5 35.8 24.4 0.2 0 63.3%

March

62.8 46 28.4 0.4 2 65%

April

71.4 57 43.3 0.2 1 64.7%

May

81.3 66.2 52.9 1 3 71.1%

June

88.3 75.2 62.6 0.4 0 70.5%

July

92.8 79.9 69.1 0.1 0 65.9%

August

92.3 79 67.6 0.7 0 65.6%

September

86.4 71.1 57.4 0 0 67%

October

76.6 59 46.8 0 0 65.3%

November

64.6 47.7 35.1 0 0 66%

December

48.9 36.5 27.5 0 0 69.5%

Max.

Temperature

°C

ø.

Temperature

°C

Min.

Temperature

(°C)

Precip.

(mm)

Rainy Days

(d)

Rel. Humidity

(%)

January

8.1 0.5 -4.5 0 0 63.6%

February

11.4 2.1 -4.2 5.9 0 63.3%

March

17.1 7.8 -2 11.1 2 65%

April

21.9 13.9 6.3 5.4 1 64.7%

May

27.4 19 11.6 25.2 3 71.1%

June

31.3 24 17 11.4 0 70.5%

July

33.8 26.6 20.6 2.7 0 65.9%

August

33.5 26.1 19.8 17.1 0 65.6%

September

30.2 21.7 14.1 0 0 67%

October

24.8 15 8.2 0 0 65.3%

November

18.1 8.7 1.7 0 0 66%

December

9.4 2.5 -2.5 0 0 69.5%
The warmest avg. temperature is around 79.9°F / 26.6°C, July is the month with the highest temperature. January is the coolest with 32.9°F / 0.5°C average air temperature. January is the month with the min. precipitation of 0in / 0mm and May with the max. precipitation in a year with 1in / 25.2mm.

Best time to Visit Lake of the Ozarks

Therefore, if you enjoy humid temperatures, then visiting Lake of the Ozarks during the month of August would be ideal for you.

Activities & POI in Lake of the Ozarks

Type of Activity List
Marina for Sailing, Boat adventures, fishing Redhead Dock
Attraction Ozark Distillery
Golf Course Indian Rock Golf Club, The Ridge, The Oaks, Hidden Lakes

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