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United States / Mississippi / Greenville Metro Area / Washington County / Leland / Zip Codes
Leland, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and year-round rainfall. The average temperature during the summer months is around 82°F, while the average temperature in the winter months is around 51°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average annual total of 58 inches. The nearby Gulf of Mexico brings moisture up through coastal areas, creating more frequent rain showers and thunderstorms during the warmer seasons.

Leland, Mississippi gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leland 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 Leland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 33
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Leland is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

4.3 Summer - 6.9 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Leland, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Leland with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Leland, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leland are October, April and May.
In Leland, there are 71.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leland with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
In Leland, there are 40.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Leland, 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 Leland 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 Leland with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.9 inches in Leland means that it is one of the driest places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Leland with 9.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in Leland, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Leland means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Leland with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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betty · Leland, MS
Life in Leland, MS
Over 17 years ago

Leland is a quaint southern town with a creek that runs all the way through. It is Jim Henson's boyhood home and the birthplace of Kermit the Frog. The people are  More

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