Madison County, MS Climate

Madison, MS County has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. On average, the hottest month is July with an average high of 91°F and an average low of 71°F. The coldest month is January with an average high of 57°F and an average low of 36°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with around 63 inches annually. Snowfall is rare, but does occur occasionally in the winter months.

Madison County, Mississippi gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madison 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 Madison County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

4.7 Summer - 7.2 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Madison County, 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 Madison County with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Madison County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison County are October, April and May.

In Madison County, there are 68.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison County with an average of 34.4°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.

In Madison County, there are 44.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.

In Madison 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 Madison 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.

December is the wettest month in Madison County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.2 inches in Madison County means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in Madison County with 9.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 101.9 rainy days annually in Madison County, which is about average compared to other 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 0.4 inches in Madison County means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Madison County with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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