Tunica County, MS Climate

Tunica, MS County has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Average temperature in July is 93°F (34°C) and the average temperature in January is 42°F (5.6°C). The county receives an average of 55 inches of precipitation annually, with slightly higher amounts in spring and summer. Winters are typically mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Tunica County is occasionally affected by tropical storms or hurricanes due to its location along the Gulf Coast. The county is also prone to severe thunderstorms in the spring and summer months, which can bring heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

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

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Tunica County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tunica County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 30
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.8 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Tunica 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.

July is the hottest month for Tunica County with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Mississippi. In Tunica County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tunica County are October, April and May.

In Tunica County, there are 73.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tunica County with an average of 30.4°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In Tunica County, there are 56.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In Tunica County, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

Humidity in Tunica 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 Tunica County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.8 inches in Tunica County means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

May is the rainiest month in Tunica County with 9.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in Tunica County, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in Tunica County means that it is snowier than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in Tunica County with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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