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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Holmes County / Cruger / Zip Codes
Cruger, MS has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with snow being rare. Average summer temperatures reach the high 80s and low 90s, while winter lows can dip into the upper 20s and low 30s. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms during the warmer months of April through September. On average Cruger gets around 50 inches of rain per year with most of it coming in late spring through early fall.

Cruger, Mississippi gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Cruger. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cruger 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 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.8 Summer - 7 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Cruger, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Cruger with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In Cruger, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cruger are October, April and May.
In Cruger, there are 65.3 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 Cruger with an average of 32.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Cruger, there are 48.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Cruger, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Cruger 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 Cruger with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.3 inches in Cruger means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.
March is the rainiest month in Cruger with 9.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 93.5 rainy days annually in Cruger, which is less rainy 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 0.5 inches in Cruger means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Cruger with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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