Will Pipes Freeze in Christian County, MO? 41 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Christian County
In a normal year Christian County, MO gets 41 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 56% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs November to March, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 114 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 41 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 11 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 2 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 41 nights of risk to 11 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 10/23, last around 04/15. For 20°F: 11/21 to 03/10.
How cold Christian County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 23°F; the coldest month, January, averages 21°F overnight. 7 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, December: 11 nights a year, and 2 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21°F | 24°F | 33°F | 42°F | 53°F | 61°F | 65°F | 63°F | 55°F | 44°F | 32°F | 24°F |
Christian County next to its neighbours
Stone County, MO, 35 km southwest, gets 35 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian County, MO | - | 114 nights | 41 nights | 21°F |
| Stone County, MO | 35 km southwest | 111 nights | 35 nights | 22°F |
| Greene County, MO | 35 km northwest | 94 nights | 28 nights | 24°F |
| Taney County, MO | 38 km south | 103 nights | 26 nights | 24°F |
| Webster County, MO | 44 km northeast | 97 nights | 32 nights | 22°F |
| Lawrence County, MO | 59 km west | 111 nights | 38 nights | 22°F |
| Douglas County, MO | 60 km east | 103 nights | 35 nights | 22°F |
Christian County within MO
Christian County ranks 52 of 115 MO counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Caldwell County, MO at 65 nights, with a 19°F average winter low. The fewest is Pemiscot County, MO: 14 nights, winter lows near 31°F. At 1,355 ft, Christian County sits 513 ft above the state's median county elevation of 842 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
At this many nights, foam alone is not the answer: insulate or heat tape?.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Ozark, MO, 7 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. How a county figure is built from stations: how the numbers are made.