Climate in Ferguson
Ferguson shares St. Louis's humid, four-season climate and Missouri's real, statewide elevated tornado risk.
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Learn moreA humid, four-season St. Louis-metro climate
Ferguson shares the same warm-to-hot, humid summers and cold winters documented across the St. Louis metro and this dataset's other Missouri Tier B markets.
Missouri's real, elevated tornado risk
Missouri recorded 120 tornadoes in 2025, the 3rd-most of any state, including the real, destructive May 16, 2025 EF3 tornado that struck the St. Louis area, causing $1.6 billion in damage -- Ferguson sits within this direct exposure zone as a St. Louis County suburb.
Missouri's broader statewide hazard profile still applies
Confirm current, address-specific FEMA flood-zone status directly for any target property; no meaningful New Madrid Seismic Zone exposure applies this far from the Bootheel.
Key takeaways
- Ferguson shares the St. Louis metro's humid, four-season climate.
- Missouri's real, elevated tornado risk applies directly, including the dated May 2025 St. Louis-area EF3 tornado.
- Confirm current, address-specific FEMA flood-zone status directly for any target property.
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