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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Tishomingo County / Golden / Zip Codes
Golden, MS is a small town nestled in the Mississipi Delta region and has a temperate climate. The summers are usually warm with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and the winters are mild, rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year and the town experiences high levels of humidity due to its location near several rivers and lakes.

Golden, Mississippi gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Golden. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Golden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.4 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Golden, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGolden, MississippiUnited States
  59.1 in.38.1 in.
  1.8 in.27.8 in.
  113.9 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  28.1°21.7°
  7.37
  5.24.3
  551 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 Golden with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Mississippi. In Golden, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Golden are May, October and September.
In Golden, there are 39.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Golden with an average of 28.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Golden, there are 77.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Golden, 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 Golden 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 Golden with 6.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 4.0 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 59.1 inches in Golden means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Golden with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.9 rainy days annually in Golden, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.8 inches in Golden means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Golden with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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