Ackerman, MS Climate


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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Choctaw County / Ackerman / Zip Codes
Ackerman, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. Average temperatures in the summer months range from the mid-80s to the high 90s, with average temperatures in the winter months ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-60s. It is usually quite humid throughout the year, but particularly so during the summer and early autumn. The area typically experiences around 50 inches of precipitation each year, mainly falling during April through October.

Ackerman, Mississippi gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ackerman averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Ackerman. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ackerman gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.6 Summer - 6.9 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Ackerman, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAckerman, MississippiUnited States
  55.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.7 in.27.8 in.
  95.6 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  30.7°21.7°
  7.37
  5.54.3
  522 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 Ackerman with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Ackerman, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ackerman are May, October and April.
In Ackerman, there are 50.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ackerman with an average of 30.7°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Ackerman, there are 63.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Ackerman, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Ackerman can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
December is the wettest month in Ackerman with 5.5 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 55.7 inches in Ackerman means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Ackerman with 8.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 95.6 rainy days annually in Ackerman, 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 0.7 inches in Ackerman means that it is snowier than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Ackerman with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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