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United States / Mississippi / Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area / Jackson County / Gulf Hills / Zip Codes
Gulf Hills, Mississippi has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s and lows in the mid-70s. Winters are mild with temperatures averaging around 50 degrees during the day and dipping into the low 30s at night. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, but there is slightly more during the summer months. Gulf Hills experiences occasional thunderstorms and tropical storms from June to September due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf Hills, Mississippi gets 67 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gulf Hills averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Gulf Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gulf Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 67 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.8 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Gulf Hills, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGulf Hills, MississippiUnited States
  66.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  99.6 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  90.0°85.8°
  40.4°21.7°
  7.17
  5.84.3
  13 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 Gulf Hills with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Gulf Hills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gulf Hills are October, April and May.
In Gulf Hills, there are 47.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gulf Hills with an average of 40.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Gulf Hills, there are 19.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Gulf Hills, 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 Gulf Hills 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.
July is the wettest month in Gulf Hills with 7.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 66.8 inches in Gulf Hills means that it is one of the wettest places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Gulf Hills with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 99.6 rainy days annually in Gulf Hills, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Gulf Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. February is the snowiest month in Gulf Hills with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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