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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Attala County / Sallis / Zip Codes
Sallis, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 47°F while in the summer it can reach temperatures of up to 92°F. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year, with spring and fall experiencing heavier rains. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of in Sallis.

Sallis, Mississippi gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sallis averages 1 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 Sallis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sallis gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sallis is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Mississippi.

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

  ClimateSallis, MississippiUnited States
  56.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  91.4 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  89.9°85.8°
  31.7°21.7°
  7.47
  5.64.3
  338 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 Sallis with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Sallis, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sallis are October, May and April.
In Sallis, there are 48.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sallis with an average of 31.7°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Sallis, there are 58.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Sallis, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Sallis 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 Sallis with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in Sallis means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
January is the rainiest month in Sallis with 8.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in Sallis, which is one of the least rainy 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 0.5 inches in Sallis means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Sallis with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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