Zip 39074 (Forest, MS) Climate

The climate in 39074 Forest, MS is mostly mild and humid with hot, muggy summers reaching an average high temperature of around 91°F. Winters are usually cool with temperatures dropping to an average low of around 40°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with precipitation averaging around 57 inches per year. The area has four distinct seasons with the fall season typically characterized by short bursts of cool weather followed by periods of warmer temperatures.

Forest (zip 39074), Mississippi gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forest (zip 39074) averages 0 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 Forest (zip 39074). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest (zip 39074) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39074 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Mississippi.

5.2 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 39074 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Forest, Mississippi	United States
	58.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	92.3 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	91.5°	85.8°
	33.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.6	4.3
	418 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.

July is the hottest month for the 39074 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In the 39074 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 39074 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 39074 zip code, there are 65.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 39074 zip code with an average of 33.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In the 39074 zip code, there are 52.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In the 39074 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

Humidity in the 39074 zip code can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

February is the wettest month in the 39074 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.7 inches in the 39074 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.

July is the rainiest month in the 39074 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 92.3 rainy days annually in the 39074 zip code, which is less rainy 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 39074 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the 39074 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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