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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Union County / New Albany / Zip Codes
New Albany, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is in the low 90s while the average low temperature in winter is in the mid-30s. Rainfall is generally abundant throughout the year, with an average of around 50 inches per year. Humidity levels tend to be quite high, especially during the summer months when temperatures soar and humidity can reach uncomfortable levels.

New Albany, Mississippi gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Albany averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in New Albany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Albany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Albany is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

5.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in New Albany, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Albany, MississippiUnited States
  57.3 in.38.1 in.
  1.7 in.27.8 in.
  106.1 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  90.8°85.8°
  29.4°21.7°
  7.17
  5.14.3
  361 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for New Albany with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In New Albany, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Albany are May, October and April.
In New Albany, there are 55.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Albany with an average of 29.4°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In New Albany, there are 66.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In New Albany, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
Humidity in New Albany can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
December is the wettest month in New Albany with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.3 inches in New Albany means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
May is the rainiest month in New Albany with 10.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in New Albany, which is rainier than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.7 inches in New Albany means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in New Albany with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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