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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Leake County / Lena / Zip Codes
Lena, MS has a warm, humid climate with generally mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snowfall being light and rare. The area experiences moderate humidity year-round, making it an ideal place to enjoy the outdoors.

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

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Lena. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lena gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 33
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lena is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Mississippi.

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

  ClimateLena, MississippiUnited States
  57.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  97.0 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  92.0°85.8°
  33.2°21.7°
  7.37
  5.34.3
  341 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 Lena with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Lena, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lena are October, April and May.
In Lena, there are 72.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lena with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Lena, there are 54.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Lena, 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 Lena 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 Lena with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.6 inches in Lena means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Lena with 9.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 97.0 rainy days annually in Lena, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Lena means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Lena with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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