Bay Springs, MS Climate


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Bay Springs, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 89°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 38°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 55 inches per year. There are also occasional thunderstorms during the summer months.

Bay Springs, Mississippi gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bay Springs averages 0 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 Bay Springs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bay Springs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bay Springs 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 Bay Springs, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBay Springs, MississippiUnited States
  57.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  93.5 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  91.0°85.8°
  32.9°21.7°
  7.37
  5.74.3
  423 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 Bay Springs with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Bay Springs, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bay Springs are October, April and May.
In Bay Springs, there are 59.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bay Springs with an average of 32.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Bay Springs, there are 51.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Bay Springs, 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 Bay Springs 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 Bay Springs with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.8 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 57.1 inches in Bay Springs means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Bay Springs with 9.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 93.5 rainy days annually in Bay Springs, which is less rainy than most 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 0.2 inches in Bay Springs means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Bay Springs with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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