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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Humphreys County / Silver City / Zip Codes
Silver City, MS has a warm humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is 81°F and the average winter temperature is 48°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an annual average of 56 inches that peaks in April and May. Severe weather can occur in Silver City, with thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes, and occasional flooding.

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

Silver City averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Silver City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 34
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.2 Summer - 7.1 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Silver City, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Silver City with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Silver City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Silver City are October, April and May.
In Silver City, there are 72.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Silver City with an average of 34.4°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Silver City, there are 38.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Silver City, 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 Silver City 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 Silver City with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 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 56.6 inches in Silver City means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
December is the rainiest month in Silver City with 9.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 95.6 rainy days annually in Silver City, which is less rainy than most 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.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Silver City, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Mississippi. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Silver City.
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