Lee County, MS Climate

Lee, MS County is located in the southeast corner of Mississippi and generally has a subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from 80°F to 90°F throughout the months of June, July, and August. Winters are mild and generally short, with temperatures averaging between 45°F and 55°F. The area receives around 48 inches of rain annually, mostly concentrated during the spring and summer months. The county is also prone to severe weather such as hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes.

Lee County, Mississippi gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lee County averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Lee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 31
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lee County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

5.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Lee County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lee, Mississippi	United States
	56.3 in.	38.1 in.
	1.2 in.	27.8 in.
	110.3 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	91.0°	85.8°
	30.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.1	4.3
	332 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 Lee County with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Lee County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lee County are October, May and April.

In Lee County, there are 59.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lee County with an average of 30.6°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In Lee County, there are 58.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In Lee County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

Humidity in Lee County 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 Lee County with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.3 inches in Lee County means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in Lee County with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Lee County, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in Lee County means that it is snowier than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Lee County with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

Reviews for Lee

See all ()

Write a Review

Start Your Review of Lee

Jobs