| − | Advance is in northern Stoddard County, just south of the boundary line with [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]]. Highway 25, the main road in the area, gives the town direct connection to Cape Girardeau as well as to other Stoddard County towns such as [[Bloomfield, Missouri|Bloomfield]] and [[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]]. | + | Advance is in northern Stoddard County, just south of the boundary line with [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]]. Highway 25, the main road in the area, gives the town direct connection to Cape Girardeau as well as to other Stoddard County towns such as [[Bloomfield, Missouri|Bloomfield]] and [[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]]. The city has a total land area of 1.12 square miles, and its average elevation is 358 feet. |
| | + | Like the rest of Southeast Missouri, Advance has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers, cool winters, and moderate to high rainfall. Its average January temperature is 33°F and its average July temperature is 79°F. It typically receives 46.5 inches of rain per year.<ref>http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=220032&refer=wikipedia</ref> |