Independence, MS Climate

Independence, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot and humid summers. The average high temperature in the winter is around 55°F (13°C) while the average summer high temperature is around 91°F (33°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with about 50 inches of precipitation during the months between April and September. The wettest months are usually May and June, while August is typically the driest month. Thunderstorms are common during summer afternoons. Snowfall is rare in Independence, with an average of only 0.3 inches each year.

Climate	Independence, Mississippi	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.