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United States / Mississippi / Jackson Metro Area / Hinds County / Utica / Zip Codes
Utica, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature in the area is around 66°F and the average high is 91°F during the summer months. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 55 inches per year. Snowfall is also common in Utica and averages around 6 inches annually. Generally, the area experiences much higher temperatures than other parts of Mississippi due to its more southern location.

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

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Utica. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Utica gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 34
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Utica, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateUtica, MississippiUnited States
  57.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  98.6 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  34.4°21.7°
  7.17
  5.34.3
  295 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 Utica with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Mississippi. In Utica, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Utica are April, October and May.
In Utica, there are 83.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Utica with an average of 34.4°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Utica, there are 42.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Utica, 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 Utica 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 Utica with 5.6 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 57.9 inches in Utica means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
January is the rainiest month in Utica with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 98.6 rainy days annually in Utica, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Utica means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Utica with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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