Pickens, MS Climate


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Holmes County / Pickens / Zip Codes
Pickens, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The city typically receives about 50 inches of precipitation annually, mainly in the form of rain during the summer months. Winters in Pickens are usually mild, with average temperatures ranging from 41°F in the winter to 88°F in the summer. The area is also subject to occasional tornadoes throughout spring and autumn due to its location in the Tornado Alley region of the United States.

Pickens, Mississippi gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pickens 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 Pickens. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pickens gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.4 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Pickens, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePickens, MississippiUnited States
  54.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  93.7 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  32.3°21.7°
  7.37
  5.84.3
  236 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.

August is the hottest month for Pickens with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Pickens, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pickens are October, April and May.
In Pickens, there are 57.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pickens with an average of 32.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Pickens, there are 55.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Pickens, 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 Pickens 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.
December is the wettest month in Pickens with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.8 inches in Pickens means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.
January is the rainiest month in Pickens with 9.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 93.7 rainy days annually in Pickens, 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 Pickens means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Pickens with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Pickens,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Pickens, Mississippi to any other city in the US.