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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / George County / Lucedale / Zip Codes
Lucedale, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters, and mild springs and autumns. The area receives abundant rainfall throughout the year and temperatures can range from an average of 79°F in July to an average of 44°F in January. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 109°F and the coldest was 11°F. Humidity levels remain high throughout the year due to the abundant rainfall, creating a warmer than usual winter season.

Lucedale, Mississippi gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lucedale 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 Lucedale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lucedale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 39
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lucedale is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

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

  ClimateLucedale, MississippiUnited States
  65.9 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.9 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  92.2°85.8°
  38.7°21.7°
  77
  5.54.3
  282 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 Lucedale with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Mississippi. In Lucedale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lucedale are April, October and March.
In Lucedale, there are 82.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lucedale with an average of 38.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Lucedale, there are 29.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Lucedale, 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 Lucedale 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 Lucedale with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.9 inches in Lucedale means that it is one of the wettest places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Lucedale with 14.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 115.9 rainy days annually in Lucedale, which is one of the rainiest places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Lucedale means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. March is the snowiest month in Lucedale with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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