Clarksdale Metro Area, MS Climate

The climate in the Clarksdale, MS Metro Area is generally hot and humid throughout the year. Summers are long and hot with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F or higher. Winters are short and mild with temperatures averaging 45°F to 50°F. The area receives an average of 49 inches of precipitation annually, mainly in the form of rain during the summer months between May and September. Despite its hot summers, Clarksdale benefits from occasional cooling afternoon showers that help alleviate some of the heat during the hottest months.

Clarksdale Metro Area, Mississippi gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clarksdale Metro Area 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 Clarksdale Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clarksdale Metro Area 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.7 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Clarksdale metro area, 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 the Clarksdale metro area with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Mississippi. In the Clarksdale metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Clarksdale metro area are October, April and May.

In the Clarksdale metro area, there are 76.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Clarksdale metro area with an average of 30.3°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In the Clarksdale metro area, there are 57.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

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

Humidity in the Clarksdale metro area 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 the Clarksdale metro area with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.7 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 53.0 inches in the Clarksdale metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Mississippi.

May is the rainiest month in the Clarksdale metro area with 9.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 93.0 rainy days annually in the Clarksdale metro area, 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 1.0 inches in the Clarksdale metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the Clarksdale metro area with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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