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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Lawrence County / Monticello / Zip Codes
Monticello, MS has a humid subtropical climate typical of the American south with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature for the year is 70°F (21°C). In the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 95°F (35°C) while winter temperatures can dip into the mid-30s (2-3°C). Summertime humidity levels are very high and rain is common throughout the year. April and May tend to be the wettest months with an average of 5 inches (12.7 cm) of rainfall each month.

Monticello, Mississippi gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Monticello. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monticello gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.2 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Monticello, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMonticello, MississippiUnited States
  59.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  95.3 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  92.6°85.8°
  35.1°21.7°
  7.17
  5.44.3
  197 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 Monticello with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Mississippi. In Monticello, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monticello are April, October and May.
In Monticello, there are 83.2 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 Monticello with an average of 35.1°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Monticello, there are 42.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Monticello, 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 Monticello 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 Monticello with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.6 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 59.4 inches in Monticello means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Monticello with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 95.3 rainy days annually in Monticello, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Monticello means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Monticello with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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