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United States / Mississippi / Oxford Metro Area / Lafayette County / Taylor / Zip Codes
The climate in Taylor, MS is generally warm and humid throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant year-round, with an average of 50 inches per year. The area can experience strong thunderstorms in the spring months, however the area does not usually receive snowfall during the winter season.

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

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Taylor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taylor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 29
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Taylor, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTaylor, MississippiUnited States
  58.3 in.38.1 in.
  1.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.8 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  29.1°21.7°
  7.17
  4.74.3
  331 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 Taylor with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Taylor, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Taylor are October, May and April.
In Taylor, there are 68.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Taylor with an average of 29.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Taylor, there are 70.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Taylor, 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 Taylor 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 Taylor with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.6 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 58.3 inches in Taylor means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Taylor with 10.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.8 rainy days annually in Taylor, which is rainier than most 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 1.8 inches in Taylor means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Taylor with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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