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United States / Mississippi / Hattiesburg Metro Area / Lamar County / Purvis / Zip Codes
Purvis, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high in July is almost 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low in January is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year with an annual average of around 50 inches. Summers are generally quite humid, while winters tend to be relatively dry.

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

Purvis 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 Purvis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Purvis 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
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 Purvis 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 Purvis, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePurvis, MississippiUnited States
  60.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  106.9 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  91.2°85.8°
  37.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.74.3
  381 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 Purvis with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In Purvis, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Purvis are October, April and May.
In Purvis, there are 69.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Purvis with an average of 37.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Purvis, there are 28.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.
In Purvis, 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 Purvis 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.
January is the wettest month in Purvis with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 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 60.1 inches in Purvis means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Purvis with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 106.9 rainy days annually in Purvis, which is rainier than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Purvis means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Purvis with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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