Tishomingo, MS Climate


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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Tishomingo County / Tishomingo / Zip Codes
Tishomingo, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. It experiences warm temperatures year-round, with an average high of 77°F in the summer months and an average low of 46°F in the winter months. Precipitation is relatively high throughout the year with an average of around 51 inches per year. The area experiences many thunderstorms during the spring and summer months, which can bring heavy rain and damaging winds at times.

Tishomingo, Mississippi gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tishomingo averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Tishomingo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tishomingo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Tishomingo, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTishomingo, MississippiUnited States
  58.3 in.38.1 in.
  1.9 in.27.8 in.
  112.6 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  27.7°21.7°
  7.37
  5.24.3
  515 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 Tishomingo with an average high temperature of 89.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Mississippi. In Tishomingo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tishomingo are May, October and September.
In Tishomingo, there are 40.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tishomingo with an average of 27.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Tishomingo, there are 80.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
In Tishomingo, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Tishomingo can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
December is the wettest month in Tishomingo with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.3 inches in Tishomingo means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Tishomingo with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in Tishomingo, which is one of the rainiest 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 1.9 inches in Tishomingo means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Tishomingo with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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