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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Smith County / Raleigh / Zip Codes
Raleigh, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 89°F while the low averages around 67°F. The winters are mild with an average high of 58°F and an average low around 36°F. Precipitation in Raleigh is quite high throughout the year with nearly 50 inches per year on average. The area experiences most of its rainfall during the summer months and experiences some snowfall during winter months, though not typically enough to stick for long periods of time.

Raleigh, Mississippi gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Raleigh 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 Raleigh. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Raleigh gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 33
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.1 Summer - 7.2 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Raleigh, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRaleigh, MississippiUnited States
  58.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  90.2 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.4°85.8°
  33.0°21.7°
  7.37
  5.64.3
  545 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 Raleigh with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In Raleigh, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Raleigh are October, April and May.
In Raleigh, there are 64.1 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 Raleigh with an average of 33.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Raleigh, there are 52.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Raleigh, 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 Raleigh 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.
February is the wettest month in Raleigh with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.3 inches in Raleigh means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Raleigh with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 90.2 rainy days annually in Raleigh, which is one of the least rainy places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 0.3 inches in Raleigh means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Raleigh with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 4 years ago

This place is a dump. Every stereotype you’ve ever heard about in Mississippi is here, the kind of people that still use the”N” word on a regular basis. Scary place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Though I may have a Forest zip code, I go to school in a small town known as Raleigh. To many people this is an absolute nothing town. But to many others, we call it  More

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