Tupelo Metro Area, MS Climate

The climate in Tupelo, MS Metro Area is humid subtropical, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature throughout the year is around 61°F (16°C). The area receives an average of 5.3 inches of precipitation every month, mostly from thunderstorms during the summer months. Winters are generally mild and snowfall is rare though possible. Humidity levels during the summertime can be quite high at times due to the subtropical climate, but overall it's a pleasant climate for most people.

Tupelo Metro Area, Mississippi gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tupelo Metro Area averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Tupelo Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tupelo Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 30
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.4 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Tupelo metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tupelo, Mississippi	United States
	56.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.2 in.	27.8 in.
	109.3 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	90.8°	85.8°
	30.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5	4.3
	377 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 the Tupelo metro area with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In the Tupelo metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Tupelo metro area are October, May and April.

In the Tupelo metro area, there are 56.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Tupelo metro area with an average of 30.3°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In the Tupelo metro area, there are 60.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In the Tupelo metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

Humidity in the Tupelo metro area 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 the Tupelo metro area with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.9 inches in the Tupelo metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the Tupelo metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 109.3 rainy days annually in the Tupelo metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in the Tupelo metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the Tupelo metro area with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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