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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Greene County / McLain / Zip Codes
McLain, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 87°F and the average low temperature in the winter months is around 37°F. The area experiences a lot of rain throughout the year, with an average annual precipitation of 48 inches. The hottest month of the year is July while January is usually the coldest month.

McLain, Mississippi gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

McLain 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 McLain. The US average is 205 sunny days.

McLain gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 35
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in McLain, 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.

July is the hottest month for McLain with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In McLain, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for McLain are April, October and March.
In McLain, there are 83.1 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 McLain with an average of 35.0°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In McLain, there are 46.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In McLain, 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 McLain 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 McLain with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.4 inches in McLain means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in McLain with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 107.0 rainy days annually in McLain, which is rainier than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% 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 McLain means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in McLain with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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