Leake County, MS Climate

Leake, MS County has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Winters in Leake experience average low temperatures in the mid-30s with occasional frost and snow flurries during the coldest nights. Summers can be quite hot and muggy with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s on average. On especially warm days, a heat index of over 100 degrees is not uncommon. The county sees an average of 60 inches of rainfall per year, making it one of the rainier counties in Mississippi.

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

Leake County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Leake County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leake County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.1 Summer - 7.2 Winter

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

Climate	Leake, Mississippi	United States
	56.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.4 in.	27.8 in.
	92.5 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	32.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.3	4.3
	404 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.

July is the hottest month for Leake County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Leake County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leake County are October, April and May.

In Leake County, there are 70.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leake County with an average of 32.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In Leake County, there are 55.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In Leake County, 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 Leake County 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 Leake County with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in Leake County means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in Leake County with 9.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 92.5 rainy days annually in Leake County, which is less rainy than most 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 0.4 inches in Leake County means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Leake County with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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